Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-17

young French Canadian, a wholesome
character, brave, sturdy, true and
frankly in love with Hilda; William
Mcdonald, an American civil engineer,
forwarding the construction of new
railroad, who is the rival of Beaubien
for the conquest of Hilda, though un-
worthy for he has a wife and children
in the states and regards Hilda as a
prey to his caprice, and George Hunt
ley, light hearted but sturdy youth,
who delights in tantalizing his col
leagues. While the plot is simple, II
presents many phases, from lbsenesque
problem to farcical scenes, with melo-
dramatics predominating throughout
especially in the last act.
HAMBURGER'S MAJESTIC = Cor
inne in a new musical play, Lola from
Berlin" by John J. McNally, is at the
Majestic theater for week beginning
with matinee today. She Is sure OF
q hearty welcome, as her last appear
ance in Los Angeles in George M. Co
hans "Forty-five Minutes from Broad
way was considered one Of the best
performances of the season. Lola
from Berlin" will give Corinne char
acter part, a serio-comic role, for While
II is a musical play, it tells a consist
ent story. in which the characters act
ually do something. Lola is, or course,
: the pivot of the play. She Is little
girl who comes to New York in re-
Spouse to an advertisement inserted in
a German paper in which an heir TO
large fortune in America is sought
She lands in America and seeks out the
lawyer who has the estate in charge
only to be mistaken for servant for
whom his wife had happened to adver-
tise the same day. Though the mis-
taken identity is but an accident, for II
is quickly cleared up, 1t gives the com
edy a good start, as Lola, unable to
understand or be understood, makes
Iaughable figure.
The musical features will prove an
agreeable part of the performance. In
the first act Corinne will sing her latest
success, entitled bright Eyes" Wm
Jerome and Jean Schwartz have con-
tributed some of their best lyrics.
which include the following song hits:
t'I Think of You the Whole Year
Round" "Td Sooner Be a Has-been,"
$50 Different" Beneath the Noon, :
'sSiens." "Just Home from College, }"
"Poor Little Foolish Man. and There
Not Another Grille in the World for
Me-
BURBANK-Manage oliver Morosco
will present the Burbank stock COM
pany this week in an elaborate pro-
duction of Colgate Bakers pathetic
love tragedy, 1.-The Heart of Geisha."
AS its title indicates, the tneIne OF Ine
play is Japanese. Its locale is in
japan and it's characters the native
men and women Of that country, to-
gether with a little company Of Amer
leans attached to the American lega-
ton at Yokohama. The author, at
present dramatic editor of the San
Francisco Chronicle was born in Japan
and remained there during several
years He knows the country, its peo-
pie and its customs and in 1.-THE Heart
of a Geisha" he has succeeded perhaps
better than any other playwright in
transplanting a segment Of the land
and it's life to the stage.
Manager Morosco is leaving nothing
undone that might contribute to the
correctness Of his production. He has
engaged a local Japanese to assist
Stage Director Gilbert Gardner. The
costumes will be new and elaborate
and the scenery has been painted from
photographs of the actual scenes de-
picted.
Miss Mary Hall will be seen as