Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-21
CURTIS GETS LEASE
OF WALKER THEATER
WILL ORGANIZE A STOCK COM
PANY AT ONCE
Musical Comedy Successes to BE Pro-
duced, Beginning with "Jakey,
ll<ey and Mlkey"
October q

Allen Curtis of the stock company
now playing at Fischer's has taken
over the lease of the Walker theater
and will organize a stock company i'm
mediately to produce his first offering
in the west side playhouse october 4.
"Jakey, Ikey and Mikey'' will be given
on that occasion. and following this Mr..
Curtis announces he will present some
of the latest eastern musical comedy
successes.
His aim will be to make the Walker
a family theater Of the highest class,
at popular prices and with matinees
Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday-th
latter a womens souvenir matinee.
Olcov1ch Bros. turned down several
rival offers for the Walker, giving
Curtis the preference.
W. g. Stellman, who has been with
Mr. Curtis for ten years, will organize
a full orchestra Mr.. Curtis experience
has been extensive, both as an actor
and producer. He was at Oak Park,
Portland, for four months; at Delmar
park, Oklahoma City, and Cycle park,
Dallas, for one season. Chicagoans VIII
remember him for his work in the old
Orpheum music hall on Washington
street, since destroyed by fire, where
his comic Hebrew impersonation proved
one Of the brightest features OF an eG-
cellent company.
Joseph Montrose, treasurer Of the
Majestic theater; c. William kolb,
Max Dill, Sydney de Grey and BUD
Duncan have arranged to settle long
standing dispute Thursday morning,
when they will swim a match race
from the Ocean Park pier to the pier
at Venice. The distance is one mile,
and the man who finishes last or who
doesn't finish at all, will pay for a
dinner for the victors. Sporting edi-
tors are respectfully requested to keep
an eye on this contest, as the amateur
record is said to be in danger.
oliver Morosco is lending his hand
to scene creation these days and has
Just finished preliminary sketches of
the first two acts of Julian Johnson S
new play, Invasion" to be produced
within a few weeks at the Burbank.
The catalogue of effects for the play
shows a greater list of mechanical de-
vices, lights and other material than
has ever been used upon local stage.
The Belasco company opened last
night in the first production by stock
company of Robert Blossoms success,
Classmates" The audience was a
characteristic, enthusiastic Belasco
first night audience and the play was
well received. Lewis S. Stone appeared
in the original Edeson role of Duncan
Irving, while the other principal male
role Of Bert Stafford was taken by
rank E. Camp. Miss Florence Rit-
tenhouse, the new ingenue Of the
company, won much applause in her
first appearance as Phyllis Stafford
The scenic equipment was well up to
the Belasco standard and the South
American jungle scene proved a mar
vel of stage realism. Play and players
will be reviewed in tomorrow's issue.
one Of the heaviest first day advance
sales was recorded yesterday at the
Belasco, when the seats for the next
weeks production of Tavid Belasco's s
Famous "Du Barry" were offered.
Stage Director Andrews rs been
hard at work on this production for
nearl two weeks, and 1t will be one
of the most gigantic productions in
every detail ever attempted by a local
stock organization. Howard Scott will
return after a six weeks vacation and
will be seen in the important role Of
Jean Du Barry.