Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-02
NEW FACES FOR
BELASCO STAGE
w. p. FREEMAN is LATEST TO
ENTER STOCK COMPANY
NEW AUGUSTUS THOMAS PLAY is
TO HAVE LOCAL PREMIERE
Melodrama VIII Continue at the
Grand-Dlck Ferris Arrives.
"The Light That Failed"
Booked at Burbank

When the Belasco theater company
presents The Squaw Man" at the spe-
cial Labor day matinee Monday it will
be in many respects practically new
organization that will be found sup
porting Lewis S. Stone. During the
past fortnight fully half dozen new
members have been added to the Be
lasco roster, conspicuous among whom
is Miss That's Magrane. Frank E.
Camp, who win succeed Sheldon Lewis
is not exactly a stranger to Los An
geles audiences, as he played in this
city some six or seven years ago with
Ralph Stuart and later with James
O'Neill. Mr.. Camp has just terminated
a two years engagement with Vaughn
Glaser, and comes to the Belasco well
equipped in experience for a line of
important character assignments.
Harry Andrews, who has succeeded
David M Hartford as the stage di-
rector of the Belasco company, comes
direct from the Liebler & Company
forces. Mr.. Andrews is a nephew of
Fred Andrews, who was Dick Ferris
business manager at the Auditorium.
William P. Freeman played in this city
a year ago with Thomas Jefferson in
''Rip Van Wrinkle" He is a capable
actor, well grounded in the technical
requirements of a profession that he
has followed with success for the past
twenty-five years.
Miss Margaret Langham--or Mrs
Lewis S. Stone, as she is known away
from the stage-will return to the Be
Iasco stage in "'The Squaw Man and
will be seen in the role of the Indian
girl, Nat-U-Ritch. Miss Florence Rit-
tenhouse, the new ingenue of the Be
lasco company, is direct from the Wen
known Chestnut street theater stock
company of Philadelphia, where her
popularity was general.
Following the production of The
Sduaw Man." the Belasco company VIII
present for the first time by stock
company anywhere Robert Edeson
successful American play, class
mates" with Arnold Days "The Re-
generation" and sweet Kitty Bellairs"
to follow in the order named. Then a
new play by Augustus Thomas will
have its first performance on any stage,
a happening that was made possible
only by the unprecedented success
achieved by George Broadhurst's The
Dollar Mark" which was given for one
hundred performances at the Belasco,
end which is now duplicating this local
success at Wallack's theater in New
York.
Meiodrama will continue indefinitely
at the Grand. The Ferris Hartman
company Will open dl OAA6 a.
the Princess, San Francisco, Sept. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ferris re-
turned home from their successful
Minneapolis season yesterday, and
were warmly welcomed by their many
friends along the local Rialto'
John W. Burton, who has been away
on a six weeks vacation, will return to
the Burbank in Before and After" fol-
lowing ''strongheart" next week
Final negotiations were completed
Yesterday whereby Richard Bennett
will return to Los Angeles next June
appearing this time at the Burbank
theater. Manager Morosco has ar
ranged with Mr.. Bennett to play
number of the Frohman successes dur
ing his engagement, which will be for
eight weeks Mable Morrison (Mrs.
Bennett) will appear in a number of
the bills. Mr.. Bennett will appear with
Maude Adams in What Every Woman
Knows at the Mason in about two
months.
After the Kolb and Din engagement
at the Majestic, Manager Morosco will
offer the original New York company
In 1.-THE Girl from Rector's."
The advance sale of seats for the
Kolb and Dill engagement at the Ma
5estic opened yesterday morning, and
the size of the line from early morning
till late last night indicates that the
popular German comedians VIII eclipse
their former record in this city.
"The Light That Failed" which
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
brought over to this country, will be
played at the Burbank in the near fu'
ture with A Byron Beasley in the
Forbes Robertson part and Miss Hal
in the role formerly played by Miss
Elliott.