Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
CHRISTINA NIELSEN, AT THE GRAND

was different. She and Emma Rainey,
the Shoshone player at the Orpheum,
became chums as soon as they met; the
big bucks of the same tribe were her
friends from the start and one VINO
spoke Spanish became so enamored OF
the fair Lillian's linguistic abilities that
he scarcely would let anyone else talk
to her. She caressed the pappooses,
and while their squaw mothers hardly
appreciated this unusual honor, they
grinned and grunted their pleasure AL
together, perhaps, it was as novel
treat as even Lillian Russell has had
in her life.
The Shriners of Southern California
present the Ben Greet players and Rus
sian symphony orchestra in Shake
spearean repertoire at the auditorium
during the week of April 10.
The symphony orchestra under the
directorship of Modest Altschuler,
body of fifty men, is now in its sixth
season, and the Ben Greet players are
now also making their sixth tour of
this country. In this first combined
tour of these two aggregations-ln fact,
the first time in the history of music
or drama a complete symphony orches-
ira has been sent en- tour with dra-
matte organization-their successes
have been beyond the most sanguine
expectations of their promoters.
The Ben Greet players always have
been noted for the perfection or their
speech, and this orchestral accompani-
ment not only heightens the charm or
their speaking, but brings out pointed
Nv the fact that the human speaking
Voice NAV be as beautiful as music;
that it can be invested with all the va
riety of tone and color which is thought
to belong to the singer alone. This is
particularly true with players cast for
the fairy parts, to which there Is IN
most cases an orchestral accompani-
ment.
Among the actors and actresses who
do the best work with the Ben Greet
players. outside of Mr.. Greet himself,
are the Misses Vivians, Miss Worthlng-
ton, and Milton Rosmer the Leading
man, Enthusiasm over the acting IS
fully equaled by the appreciation OF
the orchestra's playing, and this not
only of one sort of mode of music, but
of several. The allegro comodo accom-
panvine the scene where the amateurs
NAV before the duke Midsummer
Nights Dream'-is musical foolery or
the most amusing sort AS the per-
formances are continuous the oppor-
tunities for applause are rare, but IN
most instances the audiences apprecl-
alton for the music is shown in most
decided manner.
The advance sale has been large and
more than half the seats for the open
ing performance already nave peen
sold. "A Midsummer Nights Dream
will be the opening bill. An important
feature of this performance VIII De Ile
Mendelssohn music. Romeo and Jul
let' will be given Tuesday evening,
with Gounod and Tschaikowsky music.
This performance will be repeated at
the Wednesday matinee Wednesday
evenings bill will be 1.-THE tempest
with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan ana
special interpretations by TschaikoWsky.
"Everyman," the play in which Mr.
Greet made his first and greatest sue
cess in the United states, will be given
Thursday evening. The music is from
"Parsifal' and includes the famout
Good Friday chants, to be given by
special male chorus.
Friday, April 23, will be the three
hundred and forty-hfth anniversary OIL
cdy. GAS You Like It." will be given for
the matinee performance on that date.
Tn the evening the play will be "A Mid
summer Nights Dream. rms per-
Torrance will be repeated at the Satur-
day afternoon matinee for the beneht
of school children Saturday evening
the patrons of the theater will be given
q choice of "As You Like It, EVERY
man" 1.-THE Tempest" or Twelfth
Night" and are requested to signify
their preference when purchasing their
tickets.
The Burbank chorus has been put
into rehearsal for Hoyts milk White
Flag" which will follow "Salomy
Jane and "The Prince Chap at the
burbank theater. Additions to the
chorus and other changes will be made
in strengthening Mr.. Morosco's musical
comedy aggregation.
With the theaters recently added to
the Cort circuit John Cort now has a
string of playhouses on the coast which