Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
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AUDITORIUM-Owing to the success
of cinderella" at the Auditorium, the
management has concluded to continue
the production for another week. This
fairy spectacle fantasy has run for
weeks in other cities and it's continu-
ance now is an evidence that it is ap-
preciated in Los Angeles.
Everything has been perfected since
the first night and new features ad-
ded; notably among which is the flight
of fairy sprites across the stage, the
shower of rose petals in the hall of
roses, together with some new songs
and dances.
Miss Maud Beatty in her song
when the Band Begins to Play" and
Miss Wood in her graceful dances, to-
gether with the corps de ballet Of a
hundred girls are among the many
good features of the entertainment.
MASON-''The Stubborn Cinderella,
which will begin a weeks run at the
Mason opera house, comes almost di-
rectly from the new Princess theater
in Chicago. 1t is by Adams and
Hough, the authors of The Time,
the Place and the Girl and several
other notable successes. The music is
by Joseph f. Howard and the pro-
duction is under the management Of
Mort HI. Singer.
The first scene shows the campus of
Columbus university. The president of
the university is expecting Lady Leslie
to unveil q statue recently made by a
noted sculptor. She appears and proves
to be a charming young woman who
never has been allowed to associate
with real live young people. Mac
Whole-SOuled American college youth,
nd hn Mo f01 in
He is introduced as the sculptor of the
statue and is engaged by Lady Leslie's
guardian to go with the party on a
trip to the Pacific coast to make a
statue of Lady Leslie.
The last act is in California, at an
orange fete, in which good costumes,
scenery and light effects are employed.
The cast is headed by Homer B. Ma
son, who takes the part Of Mac"
Mr.. Mason was a vaudeville headliner
before entering the musical comedy
field, and has proven himself a versa
tile comedian. Miss Grace Edmonds
plays Lady Leslie, the leading womans
role. Some of the supporting company
are Ethel Dovey, Jack Rafael, Mar
guerite Keeler and Fred Truesdell.
BELASCO-David Belasco's play,
'The Girl of the Golden West" will be
given at the Belasco theater this
week. 1t is play of mining camps in
early days in California.
1.-THE Girl Of the Golden West" is
distinctly a California piece, the locale
is Cloudy Mountain" in the northern
part of the state, at the time of the
discovery of gold. The people of the
play are the men and women who were
found in California mining camps at
that time.
Mr.. Belasco's drama is. full Of dra-
matte charm, the comedy is good and
the strong scenes are commonly termed
melodramatic because they are of the
human sort.
Lewis S. Stone again will be seen in
his favorite role of Ramerez, the gen
tlemanly highwayman of the play.
This is one of Mr.. Stones most bril-
liant dramatic achievements and won
for him an abundance of enthusiastic
approval when the play was previous
ly presented at the Belasco theater.
Much is expected of Florence Oak
ley, who will be seen in the part of
The Girl, the role that was created in
the east by Blanche Bates. 1t is a
part particularly well adapted to Miss