Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16

laugh, awake at the Switch; Gordon
and Marx, the "Weberfields of Vaude-
ville," and Step Mehlinger and King,
with new motion pictures
LOS ANGELES-Little Hip. a baby
elephant, the highest salaried and in
many respects the most remarkable
vaudeville star now on the Sullivan g.
Considine circuit, will come to the Los
Angeles theater for the week, making
his first appearance at the Monday
matinee. The elephant takes his name
from the New York Hippodrome, where
he was born. He is the tiniest as we'll
as one Of the most intelligent pachy-
derfns before the public; and If you
attend the Los Angeles during his stay
you will very likely be handed your
program by Hip himself, for that is one
of his regular stunts. On the stage the
elephant stands on his head, walks
lame, puts himself to bed after dining
well and with all the grace of an cpl
cure and performs many other tricks.
Off the stage Hip rides around town in
an automobile. His education as
chauffeur is progressing rapidly. DC
casionally he sells papers on handy
street corner.
Other promising announcements for
the week include the Atlantic City
four a male quartet which has met
with much favor in other cities. The
voices are said to harmonic beautf-
fully and the songs are well selected,
including one or two difficult and beau
tiful compositions seldom attempted in
vaudeville.
Iva Donnette will offer a monologue
playlet, opening with moving pictures,
Miss Donnette taking up the thread OF
the story where the pictures leave oil.
This is a new and clever idea, and the
act has been highly praised both Tor
its novelty and for the worth of MISS
Donnette's acting. She is aided by
cleverly trained canine pickaninny."
Manning and Dixon, the dope flend
cab driver and his Jew passenger" Will
contribute a humorous sketch, the
character of which may be imagined
Eva Westcott will offer dramatic
little playlet entitled 1.-THE Butterfly
Wife," in which she dances gracefully
the tragic close of the act coming as a
great surprise to the audience. Tom j.
Dugan, q monologuist, and motion pic
lures complete the best bill announced
at this popular theater in consider
able time.
UNIQUE-A one-act musical comedy
entitled 1.-THE Mischief Maker" Will be
the offering at the Unique during the
coming week, and ought to be laugh
maker from start to finish. The plot
concerns an lIlSuliidll1 OGlly Ahe1AOAASS'
and a pious deacon, who get into a
tangle with their love affairs. The OBJ
1ect of their affections is Arabella
Thorn, cast by Miss Bauman. Will
Armstrong takes the role of Jerry Ma
loney, and will sing Honeymoon Hall"
Jack Martin, as Deacon Jones, will be
sure to please with "Mornin', Cy.' Ar
thur Vane has a solo number, What
the Milkman Knows" and a duet with
Do in World
Like You" Miss Parker, a demure
country maiden, has a song entitled
whistle and I'll Wait for YOU Miss
Stella Adams has returned to the
Unique, and will take a character part,
singing Under the Tropical Moor"
Illustrated songs by Miss Irene Earle
and "Travelogues" by ]. p. Wild will
open the bill.
Will Carlton, who is we'll known as a
playwright and producer will take
charge Of the Unique Musical Comedy
company next week, succeeding Frank
B. Blair, who leaves for Seattle, Wash.
Mr.. Carlton has produced at a number
of the local theaters, and his work is
well known to the theater going public
here.
FISCHER'S-"The E. q. Mark is
the most pretentious offering Messrs.
warren ana Snllln OIL In6 popular
priced First street playhouse have at
tempted since the organization of their
new stock company, and If all goes
well a live musical comedy in con-
densed form should confront the au-
dience when the week opens tomorrow
afternoon.
Hugh Metcalfe is cast as a gay cod
ger of go with a leaning toward sport
mess. Billy Onslow takes the part of
Owen Riley, a representative Irish
man. Flo Morrison is featured as an
actress from the Tivoli theater, all the
rage in Frisco. The Roly Poly girls,
who made SUCH a decisive hit in their
initial appearance last week, will ap-
pear as dancers from the Tivoli. Fred
LaZone is the sporty uncle's nephew,
who has also liking for the weaker
sex, while Fred Gamble is one of his
friends. Mabel Abbott is cast as a
boarding house keeper and Nita
Thompson is a Spanish beauty. Miss
Ethel Jones has the ingenue role, a
girl from the country.
EMPIRE-Christine Hill and COM
pany of four excellent character actors
are headliners at the Third street
house this week. Their skit is full of
humor and wit intermingled with
pathos. The star herself is an able
actress and will be we'll supported.
Senoar and Theol have clever &C.
centric confectionery act, while the
Lucier trio furnishes the musical end