Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31

by Tracy McDermott and Mary Carey,
are among the songs.
EMPIRE-McCIoud and Melville.
who are headliners at the Empire for
next week, offer a well diversified line
OF entertainment embracing singing,
dancing, patter of the up-to-date com
edy type and harp playing. Their
instrumental offerings are various, and
they will doubtless prove popular here,
as they are said to have been else
where. Versatility seems a keynote of
the program, for Herbert Mackintyre.
VINO is the second newcomer, offers
sle1ght of hand tricks, juggling and
coin and card manipulation as his
snare Of the olio, as well as a song and
some original monology. Lorraine
woodward follows the unusual ex-
ample set her by contributing vocal
solos, playing her own violin obligato.
The young woman is a blonde whose
personal attractiveness is said to be
no inconsiderable feature of her gen
eral ability to please. AL Franks and
the Empire stock company will be
seen in Who's Who" an original
sat1rical farce of local colorings and
topical hits. There are announced the
usual motion pictures and illustrated
songs. The change of bill takes plaza
as usual Monday, the opening matinee
being absolutely free.
UNIQUE-"Paquita Down to Date"
a three-scene musical comedy, with a,
Spanish flavor and considerable Dutch
and Irish comedy added as a sauce
plquant, will be the offering at the
Unique this week. The plot has to do
with Dutch innkeeper of Arragon,
whose daughter, Paquita is to be mar
rled to Francillo, wealthy popinjay,
she objects, being in love with Pablos.
soldier of fortune. The result is that
Pumpernickel imprisons her in a.
haunted chamber, but through the
friendship of O'Gorman, an Irishman,
In love with Paquita'S sister Inez, he
lays the ghost, and as it properly
should end, the lovers are finally mar
r1ed. The sketch has some good
comedy and laughable situations and is
sure to please the patrons of the
Unique. Among the musical numbers
are THE Algebra of Love- by Lillian
sutherland, who is cast as Paquita; a
down to date version of Turkey in the
Straw" by George REIN and Will Arm
strong; 'BOnnets," by Rosa REIN:
When the Boys Come Marching
Home by Will Cross, who also has q
duet with Miss Sutherland entitled,
We'll Wander by the Bright Moon
light" and a solo by Mabel Darragh.:
Jack Curtis is cast as the Spanish
popinjay, Francillo, completing the
cast Will Cross and Mabel Darragh
are new additions to the company, hav-
ing recently left the Kolb &, Dill or
ganizatiOn. The chorus numbers are
said to be unusually attractive and
pleasing.
Observation-Disclosures Pieper has an
exceptionally strong bill arranged for
this week. The head line act, Arm
strong and Davis, are known as mu-
steal comedy stars and have many
admirers in Los Angeles. They present
a new sketch, THE Amateur Chauf-
feur," in which Miss Davis has q
chance to show her powers of imita-
ton. Mr.. Armstrong; drolI comedy is
well known. Alice De Garno and Ed
win KeOugh are heralded as aerial nov
city equilibrists, whose work is far out
of the ordinary. Earl, Rauworth and
company will be seen in a one-act
comedy drama "The Supreme Test
Harry Earl is well and favorably
known, having been a member Of one Of
the local stock companies. Miss Rau-
worth is a capable actress and sup
ported Margaret Anglin for several
seasons.
Al Hessie, tramp juggler, is dexterous
and clever. Ballard, Albert and Will
son company offer a skit entitled "a
Night Out" They have a clever COM
pany of three people. Manager Pieper
has engaged a new singer for the il
Illustrated songs. Her voice will sur
prise the regular patrons. The Walker
scope will show absolutely first-run
motion pictures. There will be a new
and instructive traVelette with a full
| orchestra.