Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

representative musical organization IN
the United States has acknowledged
her wonderful vocal gifts by the pre-
sentation of medals, diplomas and dec
orationS.
For twelve years she has won fame
with the Black Patti troubadores one
of the most popular band of darkey
play folk ever organized. The trouba-
dores this season will appear In the
most popular of their productions, an
all musical comedy, THE Blackville
Strollers."
BJJRBANK-This is positively the
last week of "Peter Pan" at the Bur-
bank theater. Manager oliver Morosco
having made arrangement calling lor
the presentation of Arizona upon the
Burbank stage by March Il. The Bar
rie play already has been presented
twenty times at the Burbank. and will
have been played thirty times before 1t
is withdrawn. This means that the
delightful fairy drama will have been
witnessed by approximately 5O,0OO local
theatergoers.
The usual rule forbidding small chill
dren entrance to the Burbank will be
suspended during the Sunday, Thurs
day and Saturday matinee perform
ances of this play so that the little
ones, when accompanied by an adult,
will have full opportunity to see the
fairy drama and to enjoy It's delightful
story.
There will be no change in the produc-
ing cast. Miss Blanche Hall. who has
played Peter Pan delightfully."- and ar
tistically since the opening. will con-
tinue in the role. Others who will again
be seen in their old parts are Jessie
Mae Hall as Wendy; William Desmond
as Mr.. Darling; A. Byron Beasley as
| Captain Hook: Harry Mestayer as the
| Indian chief: John w. Burton as Since;
Willis Marks and Charles w. Giblyn
as the pirates bold Lowell Alice Taylor
as Mrs. Darling; Margo Duffet as the
| Indian princess.
The cowardly lion. the tick-tock croc-
odile, the dog Mana, and the wolves
| remain features of the production.
AUDITORIUM-Beg Monday.
March 10, the Auditorium theater will
offer for the first time the musical
| dramatic version of Uncle Toms
Cabin In undertaking this gigantic
| task few people realize the great
amount of work in this dramatic play.
During the performance of "Uncle
| Toms Cabin" the Auditorium chorus
will be seen in many new and novel
features, all original and produced un-
der the personal direction of Florence
Leslie Billy Onslow. the principal
Il
will introduce some very clever novai-
ties in the role he is to play. a
In the forthcoming production Maud
| Beatty, Olga Stech. Roscoe Arbuckle.
Ben Seller and Hugh Metcalf will be
seen. all taking excellent parts. Olga
Stech will take the part of Topsy IN
the comedy.
SO far as scenery is concerned the
Auditorium management will this
time outdo itself The scene represen
ing the great ice foe, with Eliza being
chased by the bloodhounds, $ a Won
derful piece OF stagecraft.
For three weeks "A large force of
scenic artists have been painting the
production. One of the big features
will be the Topsy ballet, in which every
| known step of old-time darky dancing
will be introduced.
Florence Leslie, who produced the
stage pictures, dances and ensembles,
guarantees that this will be novelty
new to the modern stage.
|
! GRAND-The Grand opera house
company will present THE Fortune
| Teller" this week beginning with the
matinee today. After an experiment
| covering a fortnight the management
has decided to resume beginning the
weeks performance with the Sunday
matinee.
1.-The Fortune Teller" is the success
| full comic opera by Victor Herbert and
Harry b. Smith, used to exploit Alice
| Nielsen as a prima donna. 1t always
| has been regarded as one of the bright
est examples of comedy and music the
| American stage has known. In the
| matter of its stage settings the piece
is sufficiently picturesque to please
| those who care for beautiful scenic eff
fects and brilliant costuming while
the music is of high order of work
manship but so typically Herbertesque
that II makes a potent appeal to the
| average theater goer
The principal role will be sung by
| Christine Nielsen. She is certain to
| score success, as her voice is well suit
! ed to the Herbert music and she has
the physical qualifications for the. as
| sumption of male garb when the plot
calls upon her to impersonate her
brother. The big beauty chorus of the
i Hartman company will be much in
| evidecne.
Following 1.-THE Fortune Teller" the
Hartman company will give for the
| first time on any local stage Often
bach's delightful opera, "The Tales of
Hoffman,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the McCarey log
cabin and the Jeffries Vernon areai
The prize fight is now in vaudeville,
and one may enjoy the swatting of
ones fellow-man with impunity, in
good company and under most COM
Portable circumstances, instead of
warming the soft side of board in a
chilly barn
Sat the Sound of the Gong" goes on
as the Orpheum's headliner the week
beginning Monday matinee, March To-
and in it the pugilist reaches his apoth-
costs. For it is a play of the prize
ring, and the keynote, the finale, of it
is a genuine encounter of three rounds
between professionals in full ring cos
tune, with regulation gloves. rules and
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