Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16

| SI1OWS uIIlIR n6E IOT
much worthier work She is pretty, and
has ease and mobility of both facial and
voice expression.
| Miss Helen Golf makes her first ap-
pearance on the local Orpheum stage
| this week. Miss Golf has an excellent
mezzo-soprano voice, and gave a de-
| lightful rendering of several selections,
| including "Carissima." She was given
an enthusiastic reception. Miss Golf
has spent years Of study in her pro-
fession as a vocalist and will leave for
continued work in Europe within the
next few months.
The other new numbers are the Muir
ray sisters and Charles Wayne and his
company in their sketch, 1.-The Morning
| After" The Murrays do some pleasing
| little singing-mOnOlogue skitS, Miss
Marion incidentally giving most eX-
| cellent imitation of Miss Ethel Barry
more in her Gibson girl song.
The play, 'The Misers Statue" will
be given in Burbank hall, SAC South
Main street, Saturday, February 20.
Rehearsals have been in progress for
the last three weeks under NJ. Miller.
'The Mikado,' artfuIly condensed for
| presentation during an hour and half,
| is the bill at Fischer's this week.
Charles Alphin, in preparing the shorter
adaptation, has not strained either the
libretto or the music, and the Fischer
company makes the transition from
musical comedy to comic opera with an
ease that is highly creditable.
Ben T. Dillon finds the acting comedy
role Of "Ko-Ko" much to his liking,
and does it excellently, singing Taken
from the County JAIL" 1--WE Got Them
on My List and '"Tit-W Willow with all
the ease Of the professional operate
| MonoTy7oO%f &c Ion
Nanki-Poo, and his sweet voice shows
to advantage in his Wandering Min
strel I" and "Wert Thou not to Ko-
Ko Plighted?" while Miss Dot Ray
mond is a winsome Yum Yum, and Of
fers a pleasing solo, 1.-THE Moon and
l." and the Mikado of Frank Vack was
also worthily handled, Nellie Mont
gomery and Alice Sher as Yum Yum's
pretty sisters and Pearl Jardinere as
Katisha completing a most satisfactory
cast
1t is not often that musical comedy
chorus finds itself at home in the
counter melodies and rectative of comic
opera, and to the credit of Herr
Fischer's chorus be it said that the
choruses were far from unattractive
features of the performance.
| Producer REIN scored another sue
| cess last night with his sketch 1.-THE
Prince and the Baron which opened
at the Unique for the coming week S
run. With the catchy songs and good
chorus numbers the lack of what might
| be called a plot is not noticed. The
song numbers are entirely new, some of
them never having been heard east of
New York. Among the numbers that
deserve especial mention are Beer,
Beer Beer" sung by George REIN, who
is cast as the Baron of Weiseburger;
| IF You Don't Change Your Living
that's the Way You're Going to Die
| by Will H. Cross, cast for a Herlocl1
| Shomes; I'm Paree,. on the Boulevard, -
by Mable Darragh, who takes. the part
of a chick French actress, Mimi, and
| You Needn't Wink" by Lillian Suth-
erland, as Tessie Trubble, who gets
what her name signified. Will Arm
strong, with his Irish brogue, is down
on the bill as Mike O'Brien. Rosa
REIN, as Hattie Hussle, the female
book agent, does a funny stunt in try
| ing to sell books to the orchestra. The
illustrated songs are rendered this week
by Allie Barber.
The Auditorium company began the
week last night with a highly success
full performance of "Ah Baba and the
| Forty Thieves Artistically the pro-
duction is said to be the best of the
| Auditorium pantomimes 1t will be
| given more extended space in Wednes-
| days Herald.
The verdict of the audience at the
Walker theater last night was that the
/ bill is probably the best vet given at
the new playhouse. The Swickards, a
man and a woman, are a comedy op-
cratic duo. They are both possessed of
good voices and do some clever eccen-
trio comedy stunts. The Three Mizu-
mas are a clever japanese troupe with
some original acrobatic business.
! Miss Elise Schuyler offers by far the
best number on the bill She already
has large following in Los Angeles
and is daily adding to it by her ad-
mira5le skits at the Walker.
The Royal italian saXophone quar-
tet gets by with some very classy
music. Billy Mack, the college boy
dancer. does a neat and finished dane
ing skit. and Ferne Darby sings sew
eral pleasing songs.
Mrs. Hobart Bosworth returned to
Los Angeles yesterday after a seven
n1onths$ visit in Chicago and other
middle western and eastern cities. Mrs.
| Bosworth formerly was with the Be
| lasco theater stock company. when she
was known as Miss Adele Harrington,
"a Stranger in New York. opened
for a second week at the Belasco the
| alter last night to a crowded house and