Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28

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AUDITORIUM-A dramatic comedy
direct from its three years in New York
and Chicago run is 1.-The Man from
Home" which Liebler & Co. will
signalize the carrying out of their
coast agreement with the Shuberts by
sending to the Auditorium the coming
week. "The Man from Home" is a
comedy of Indiana manners and inter
national marriages by Booth Tarking-
ton and Harry Leon Wilson. Its story
concerns the fortunes of n brother and
sister expatriated from Kokomo, Ind,
and who, like Mrs. Gilhooley, had
'Iiyed SO long abroad" that they nave
forgotten they once lived in the Amerl-
can middle west. They have the tue
craze and are nobility-mad. They are
sought on all sides for their money py
as bold band OF brigands as ever helu
prisoners for ransom in Italy, Morocco
or even New York. In the very nick OF
time, however, they are rescued from
their dilemma by their legal guardian,
Daniel Voorhees, Pike, attorney-at-law
of Kokomo, Ind. His large American
boot effectually smashes the paste
board castles of their associates, and
the curtain rings down to the music of
sweet Genevieve," with Pike and his
ward metaphorically holding hands and
gazing down the vista of future years
together. "The Man from Home" Is
defined as so per cent comedy, per
cent law, 10 per cent strenuous drama
and 50 per cent love and sentiment IL
has been described in the words OF
Speaker Cannon of the house of repre-
sentatives: I'm intense, vibrant Amer
icanism, bril1ancy of dialogue and ac-
tion, sweetness of love story and graph
ic portrayal of American manhood, 'Ihe
T.. 1nn
have seen 1t twice and l want to see II
again." Liebler & CO. promise strong
company Henry Hall rounded out the
last season at the Astor theater, New
York, in the title role, and with MIN is
virtually the same organization as that
which has played the piece the last Two
years The men include Charles ID.
Herman, a Shakespearean actor of
standing; Harrington Reynolds, we'll
remembered on the coast in the sup
port of Nat c. Goodwin and T. Daniel
Frawley; John Martin, from the From
man forces; Vaughan Trever and Leon
ard Howe, two young Englishmen from
the Irving and Wyndham companies,
and Albert Roccardi. whom the Shu-
berts brought over in support of De
Novelli and who since has been with
John Drew. Mary Elizabeth Forbes,
last seen here in support of Lillian Rus
sell in "Wildhre"; Mary Mellert, like
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that sterling actress. Bertha Welby
remembered years ago as leading wom-
an with Lawrence Barrett, John Z.
Owens and John T. Raymond, com
plete the feminine contingent. The
scenic equipment is carried intact.
MASON - One of the interesting
events OF the week in theatrical circles
is the appearance of Victor Moore at
the Mason opera house in George NJ.
Cohans musical comedy, THE Talk Of
New York" The engagement is for
three nights and Saturday matinee, De-
cember ., 3 and A. THE Talk OF New
York is one Of the many popular
George NJ. COhan musical successes,
and claims the record for all musical
plays for the length of its vogue at
the Knickerbocker theater New York,
and the Colonial in Chicago. Mr..
Moore, the star of the big cast, created
the part of kid Burns The support
ing company is said to have remained
unchanged since the metropolitan runs.
In the cast are Emma Littletield, Mae
Phelps Charlotte Lambert, Dell Irish,
Louise Bracket. Charlotte Gray, Ma
Iion Finlay, Marie Land, George O'Don-
nell, John Conroy, William A. VIII
liams. J. Smith Marba, Arthur Y. Glib
son, Maurice Elliot, Arthur J. Thorn
ton, Al McGary. Edward Yeager,
Charles Mack, George Thomas and
chorus of sixty boys and girls, who, In
addition TO looking pleasant, are said
TO sing and dance well. No less than
twenty song hits embellish the four
acts, among them being Follow Your
Uncle Dudley" Put Little Bet on
for Me-" Mr. Burns of New Rochelle
when We are Ma Double R-I-I-E-D,"
Busy Little Broadway Gee. Amt
Glad to BE Home Again." Drink with
Me" and That's Some Love" kid
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created, has become wealthy by his
race track gambling A mischief MAX
ing woman circulates a report that the
slangy kid" means to marry a young
society girl. the daughter of a man
whom he has met at the track. The
girls family is shocked at the news,
and the villainess does her worst by
blackmailing schemes, but the 'Kid,"
who is always on the square" man
ages TO get everyone out Of the tangle
and marries the girl. The scenes are
laid in New York, and among the set
tines are the yeranda at the Sleeps
head Bay club, the lobby OF the Hotel
Astor, Claremont Inn ON Riverside
drive and a smart country house at
New Rochelle This is the first local
appearance Of Mr.. Moore in this pro-
duction and he comes under the direct
management of Cohan and Harris.
IlJ Urban k-IO introduce DdNlu Ian
dau, new member of the Burbank
stock company, 10 Los Angeles au-
diences, Manager Oliver MOroscO has
selected a play in which Mr.. Landau
made a striking success in the east
and in which he will play his old part.
The piece is Paul Armstrong; west
ern comedy drama, "The Heir TO the
Hoorah," and the role Dave Lacy,
brother to Joe Lacy, principal owner
of the HoOrah mine. The principal
characters of Joe Lacy and Mrs. Joe
Lacy will be played by A. Byron Beas-
ley and Miss Blanche Hall, others of
Importance in the cast including John
w. Burton, Harry Mestayer, Henry
Stockbridge, Willie Marks Frederick
Gilbert. II. s. Dufficld, David NJ. Hart
ford, Gavin Young, Louise Royce, Mar
go buffet and Lowell Alice Taylor
"The Heir to the Hoorah" viii be seen
first this afternoon, and viii continue
through the week With the customary
matinee Saturday. The "Hoorah" is a
gold mine and the heir is a baby boy,
whose advent in the Lacy household
finally leads to reconciliation be
tween his parents, estTauged through
Lacys mother. The tensity Of this
story is relieved at frequent intervals
by comedy. Joe Lacy is a diamond in
the rough who has married an eastern
society girl and brought her 10 his
home in a western mining town. The
home is comfortable, even luxurious
for its locality, but Mrs. Lacys mother
is not satisfied and attempts to pro-