Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07

Blackwood modestly, when compn-
mented later on his originality. MT.
Broadhurst asked me to accompany
him, having received a personal hVl-
tation to attend the service from Dr.
Locke. "-Washington Star, March !.
When George Baudrand, one OF the
accomplished paste board shuffiers' III
the Burbank box office, opened the low
err right-hand drawer of his desk yes
terday morning he found Angelina, the
black Tiberian cat, in the drawer with
eight new black kittens: Just how An
gelina had gotten into the locked draw
er so occupied MI. Baudrand's atten.
ton as to keep line of Peter Fan
patrons waiting at the window until ne
had evolved a theory. The only ex-
PLANTATION seems to be that the enter
prising cat had slipped into the drawer
when it was open the night before.
whether the eight new mascots augur
that Mr. Morosco will launch eight new
theatrical enterprises is a subject for
further speculation. If the rest of the
Burbank cats are as industrious as An
gelina. black kittens will be given out
as matinee souvenirs.
The Grand opera house company
should be greatly strengthened this
week by the addition of a new tenor,
Edgar Walsh, to the cast. tenor is
badly needed and Mr.. Walsh should be
able to qualify. He has been successful
in the east, having been member OF
the International opera company or
Chicago.
David M. Hart Hartford of the Be-
lasco theater company is an actor as
we'll as a stage director and a producer.
Mr.. Hartford has had wide experience
on the stage and will appear in THE
nnltar Marlxc in the ifnnnrtant heavy
role of Carson Baylis. In sketching the
character Mr.. Broadhurst had H. III.
Rogers in mind. and 1t is said to be an
extremely faithful representation.
The Burbank School of Dramatic
Arts gave successful performances of
two farces, Naval Engagements" and
Our Boys" at the Burbank theater
Wednesday afternoon. Both were ex-
ceedingly well done, the work of Nor
man Heap as Perkyn Middlewick, an
English character part, being especial
ly good.
It is not generally known that How
ard Scott of the Belasco company pre-
pared for the ministry. but IL you are in
his confidence Mr.. Scott will admit that
he was once a theolog at Ann Arbor.
Possibly some of his ministerial traits
still remain, as in 1.-THE Dollar Mark
D. Rockefeller. jr., role requiring
considerable unctuous piety. However.
Mr.. Scott's friends contend that his
fitness for the part is due to the fact
that he is an excellent character actor
which he Island not the result of any
reversion to a ministerial type.
The stage hands at the Burbank have
the big Peter Pan" show running as
smoothly as a merry-go-round. The
time of the production has been consid-
erably shortened and there Is a notice.
able Improvement at each succeeding
performance. Mr.. Morosco wears a
beatific smile, there is a pleasant clink
in the box Office and the Burbank press
department is doing peacefully with
it's feet up on the desk. With a. show
like Peter Pam a press agent is super
fluous
There are several excellent feeders to
the theatrical profession in Los An
geles, one of the best of them being the
Cumnock School of Oratory. Bernard
Shaw's play, You Never Can Tell"
was given an excellent production
Wednesday afternoon by the senior ex-
preston class of the school at Cumnock
hall Twelfth Night" was given Fri
day night by the junior class The cast
was as follows:
Arsino. Hazel BLY,; Sebastian, Belle
Waldo: Antonio, Amy Voppe; Valen-
tine Emma Skinner; Curio, Yetiva
Smith; Sir Toby Belch, Louise Draper;
Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Mary Lennon:
Malvolio, Cora Glass; Fabian. Hazel La
Croix; Feste, Minerva Bussenius; OLIVIA,
Mabel BURNER; Viola, Ruby Pinkham;
Maria, Caroline Abrams; lords and Of
fcers, Lucy Stoddard Portia Poplin,
Emma Skinner, Florence Herndon.