Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-07
The Theaters

The seat sale for the coming engage
ment of Madame Nazimova at the
Mason opera house will open next
Thursday morning and from advance
indications will be one of the largest
of the season at that playhouse. AS
week of dramatic novelties, her en-
gagement here offers much. She Will
present the two Ibsen plays, which
were by far the most popular offerings
during her New York sojourn, and Will
present also new comedy by one OF
the foremost young Italian dramatlstS,
who has never been represented be-
fore in America, although such ar
tistes as Duse, SalVini and other Euro
pean notables have found his works
both artistic and remunerative sue
cesses. Nazimova will present her
conception of Nora in "a Dolls House"
for the first four performances OF the
engagement. This role served her
longer in New York than any other.
"Hedda Gabler," which comes on
Thursday evening, will be a notable
bill. Madame Nazimova's Hedda is
said to differ radically from that of the
other great artistes who nave pre-
scented this temperamental study to
American audiences. "Comtesse Co
quette," which closes the engagement
with one performance on Friday even
ing and two on Saturday, Will show
an entirely different side of the Rus
sian players art.
Harry Mestayer of the Burbank
company, who is playing Adrian KarJe
in "Friends" at the Majestic theater
this week, yesterday concluded the
purchase of a home in Glendale. Mr..
Mestayer has lived in that suburb for
some time past. Now he has bought
there His new home is only a short
distance from Henry Stockbrldges
place, while Charles Giblyn and H.. 5.
Duffield, also of the Burbank company,
own their own homes close by. Stock
bridge was the pioneer of them all,
while Giblyn bought only week ago
a place almost within stones throw
of the house of the late Harry Glazier
All of the gowns except one which
Miss Blanche Hall wears in the current
production of Gay New York" were
made in New York from designs fur
nished by the young woman herself
when she was there last winter. The
one exception is a short skirted, be-
spangled dress, very chic, which MISS
Hall bought in New York, but which
is a Partisan importation. None or
them has ever been worn before this
week.
"The Generals Dilemma" must
cal comedy in one act, under the
direction of Frank B. Blair. proved
very pleasing bill at the Unique last
evening. The act has many excellent
song and chorus numbers, is well
staged and full of good comedy. Ac-
cording to the plot a General Blow
hard who thinks he is hero and kept
busy looking after young wife, in his
endeavors to please the fair sex con-
tinually gets himself into hot water,
said situations being the cause of
screamingly funny climaxes and clean
fun. Will Armstrong is cast as the
general and Miss Sutherland his young
wife. John J. Martin as August Win
tiers, ST., had ample opportunity to dis
play his ability as q comedian. Ben
Sellers, a new member of the company,
was cast as August Winter jr. Miss
Parker, as a young lady in the throes
of love, sang 1.-THE Tale of the Kanga-
roo in her usual pleasing voice. Miss
Atkins as Mrs. Geraldine West End,
widow of doubtful age but willing to
be loved, was we'll cast, as was also
Jack Curtis as Push Button bell boy,
always on the hop.
One of the features at the Walker
theater this week is the sketch by
Cummings and Merley, who present a
one-act comedy called Turning the
Tables" The "Great Fowlers" create
considerable interest with their unique
act of head and hand balancing. Rob-
ert Thomas is the mystifying manipu-
lator of cards and coins. Bessie Evans
is a petite charmer and has pleasing
personality, and she shows her talent
in several characters in which she
makes quick changes of customes. The
Mizumo Troupe of japanese acrobats
and jugglers are interesting and have
some decidedly new feats OF skill In
their act