Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
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MASON-Olga Nethersole. the cele-
brate6 English emotional actress. will
return to the Mason opera house this
week for her third engagement in Los
Angeles. During a part of the week
Miss Nethersole, in response to popu-
lar request, will revive some of the
dramas from her extensive repertoire
that have become linked with her
name in many countries; but begin
ming Monday and continuing through
Tuesday and Wednesday nights and at
IA Saturday matinee. she will produce
a more recent vehicle. "The Writing
on the Wall" the play that last year
stirred New York by its attack on ten
ement conditions in property owned by
the Trinity corporation. The play Is
declared not to he an attack upon the
church as such, but upon the rich men
who. for many years, have controlled
its funds and properties. The lead
ing role, that of Barbara Lawrence, af-
fords Miss Nethersole an opportunity
for the exposition of her well known
dramatic method. At Wednesday mat
inee she will revive "Sapho,' which
was written for her by the late Clyde
Fitch from the famous novel by Al
phonse Daudet. Many actresses have
attempted this part, but many emf
nent critics have pronounced the Meth
"Sapho" will also be repeated at the
Saturday evening performance. Thurs
day night Miss Nethersole will be seen
in "Magda," the first time since she
produced it at the Theatre Sarah Bern
hardt in Paris. 1t is considered one of
the test" parts for an actress, ana
in it Nethersole has frequently been
compared To Bernhardt and Duse. Fri
day evening she will appear s Paula
tfrf-l,
which was written for her by Pinero
when she was young actress in John
Hare's London company and he was
an almost unknown playwright. Pinero
has frequently said that one who has
not seen Nethersole in this part has
not witnessed a production of his
drama at its full value.
BELASCO-One Of the important
theatrical events of the year is an
nounced for the Belasco stage Monday
night when Lewis S. Stone and the
stock company will give the first per
formance anywhere of Mrs. Gertrude
Nelson Andrews new play. Through
window The story is laid in san
Francisco just before and Immediately
following the earthquake of April II,
1906. The chief persons of the play are
q Judge of the supreme court, a young
attorney modeled obviously after
Francis j. Heney, the daughter of
the Judge and a woman of the half
world. There are some dozen contrib
utory characters, but the quartet
ramed bear the brunt of the four acts
work. The first act shows the library
in Judge Costellos house, the night
before the quake; the second act takes
place a few minutes after the shock;
the third. a few hours later. and the
last is at the Costello ranch near Bur
lingame the morning after the fire.
Mr.. Stone has been cast for the role
of the young lawyer, Mr. Yerance will
interpret the part of the supreme court
judge, That's Magrane will be his
daughter and Adele harrington will
have the part of Lii Valera. The pro
ducton is attracting general attention
among theatrical people. The play is
scheduled for a New York production
next March at the Liberty theater and
the local presentation is made by spe-
cial arrangement with Klaw & Err
langer and Joseph Brooks, under
whose managerial direction the New
York production will be made. Mr..
Brooks will make the trip from New
York to los Angeles to view the
Belasco performance and he will be
accompanied by several well known
theatrical magnates of the east. The
Tuesday night performance has been
sold TO the Native Sons and Daughters
Of the Golden West for the fund in aid
of the homeless children of California.
There will be New Years matinee
in addition To the regular Thursday
and Sunday afternoon performance.
BURBANK-Under the personal di-
rection Of Frederick Belasco, The
Girl OF the Golden West" most pop
ular Of David Belasco's plays, will be
presented during the week beginning
this afternoon. The engagement in
cludes a matinee New Years day. This
play win be the first of the list of
Belasco dramas TO be staged at the
Burbank this season. Like all other
plays from the gifted pen of David
Belasco, 1t is controlled in the west by
the Morosco- Belasco enterprises. an
association formed by Oliver Morosco
and Frederick Beasco. The play will
Introduce to Burbank patrons Miss
Frances Nordstrom, the new leading
woman of the stock company, who
viii make her local debut as THE
Girl" and who Tehersed I'm this role
in New York city under the direction
of Frederick and David BelascO. Both
the plot of this play and the story
of its remarkable success I'm every city
of any importance the country over,
are well known. In some respects
THE Girl is the most delightful of all
David Belascos stage characters,
while the story of her love and of her
daring i'm behalf of that love is set
in a highly picturesque environment
a. Bryon Beasley win play Jack Rance
the sheriff while David Landau will
be seen as Dick Johnson. Hobart Bos-
worth, who made pronounced hit as
the Indian when The Girl of the
Golden West" was last seen locally
will repeat that inpersOnation; others
of Importance IN the cast include HaT-
ry Mestayer, Henry Stockbridge, Da-
vid NJ Hartford, John w. Burton, Will
lis Marks, Frederick Gilbert and Miss
Lowell Alice Taylor. The complete
cast numbers thirty players. An elab-
crate scenic investiture is promised
MAJESTIC-Bailey and Austin's
musical extravaganza, The Top of the
World" win continue at this theater
all this week. Additional matinees
will be played Wednesday and New
Years day. The scenes are laid in an
interesting country located in Christ
mas land, which is here found to be
at the north pole and which is ruled
by Queen Aurora Borealis Dr. Cook
it will be noted, said nothing about
this country in his report, which,
Manager Murray believes is the rea-
son the Copenhagen saVants have re-
fused to credit his claims. The Top
of the World" is in two acts and three
scenes, the first showing picturesque
bit of Christmas land, the second the
glttering palace of the queen, and the
third the Plaza in the capital city Of
Russia. Among the producing
effects are the adjustable taXicab, the
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