Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-03
THE BLUE MOON
RISES AT GRAND
IMPROVEMENT IN CHORUS IS
NOTED IN NEW PIECE
NEW VAUDEVILLE BILL OFFERED
AT THE LOS ANGELES
Scotch Act Is Dainty Feature and
Woman Vocalist Sings Attrac-
tively-Brlef Gossip of
Local Rlalto

"The Blue Moon" a musical comedy In
two acts by Harold Ellis A. NJ Thomp-
son, Percy Greenbank, Paul A. Rubens
and Howard Talbot. produced at the Grand
opera house by the Ferris Hartman com
pany Tuesday evening. Nov ?, 1909.
THE CAST
Private Charlie Taylor. Royal Musser-
vermuggers .............. Ferris Hartman
Major Vivian Collarbone, commandant
of the garrison at Maya. Joseph Fogarty
Lieut.. Jack Ormsby. Lady Brabasham's
nephew ................ Oscar Walsh
Bobbie Scott, a journalist alias Aubrey
El lson" g.. ......,.. Walter De Leon
NToolraj. an idol maker. juggler and mar
Prince Badahur samatsInJhi of Kahrikar
...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Elvia Rand
Hon. Archie May, A. ID. c. TO the Major a,i;
Olive Mansfield OF tho Forestry Depart
ment OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jack Martin
Leslie Arbuthnot, a globe trotter 80.
...+.......-.......''. L.. l.. EpperIey
Captain CalthOrpe IT. W. HanTahan
Abdul, native officer. ........ Chester Chase
Hafiz, native officer. .,.... Leonard Bowers
Chandra Nj, ''the Blue Noon a sing
ing girl. ...........M Miss Dorothy Morton
Lady Angela Brabasham Miss Josie Hart
Evelyn Ormsby, her niece. .......: :.'..:.,:-
-. ................M Miss Josephine lslieb
Millicent Leroy, Evelyn's maid
.. ............. Miss ''Muggins DhNles
Miss LovelhilI, another OF Evelyn's maids
Observation-Disclosures. Miss Anna Little
Miss sparrow, resident at Naga .......t.
-. ................ Miss Lillian leighton
Dancing Girls
MiDgo f,............... Miss Flora Norris
BingO ................ Miss Ethel Haincs
Oma, q native ........... Miss Dixie ID air
BY w HERBERT BLAKE
The striking thing about 1.-THE Blue
Moon" as produced at the Grand this
week is the notable Improvement in
the looks and the work of the chorus
since the Hartman company's opening
here a fortnight ago. Several changes
in personnel have been made and all
of them apparently for the better. The
aggregation now works with a grace
and a unison which is pleasant to see.
A better degree of volume to their en-
semble numbers will make the chorus
an excellent road organization.
"The Blue Moon" is tuneful piece.
It's plot is almost negligible and its
humor at times rather thin, but some
clever character impersonations keep
the audience interested, and at well
come intervals the lyrics are sand
wiched in effectidely The quartet
number, Put Me Among the Girls
sung by Messrs. Hartman, Fogarty,
Walsh and De Leon, won repeated re-
calls.
Among individuals, the capital COM
Guy Ol w dllHI Cdllcll SLdihS OuN do
one of the distinctive things of the
piece. Mr.. Catlett has shown his
versatility in a wide selection of parts
in this city ever since his first APP
pearance here with the Princess COM
pany. In the present vehicle he is cast
as a Hindoo juggler and marriage
broker and, despite somewhat too
obvious makeup. he gets away with a
goodly share of the honors.
IOepph EOpartV sings hpa rtilV and
well as the Major, and Miss Dorothy
Morton makes the most of her first
weeks appearance as Chandra Nil, the
singing girl. Miss "Muggins" Davies
still frolics away with the feminine
laurels. however, her dainty and alert
personality winning new admiration at
every performance. Mr. Hartman has
the role of Private Charlie Taylor and
elicits frequent laughs from his lines.
The costumlng is attractive and the
big company appears to be working in
excellent accord.