Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07

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BURBANK-"C "Char1ey's Aunt" per
haps the most successful farce ever
written and which holds the record of
the English-speaking stage for the
longest uninterrupted run ever scored
by any play will be the attraction at
the Burbank theater during the week
beginning with a matinee today and IN
rcluding the usual Saturday matinee.
The piece was written by Brandon
Thomas, an Englishman, and its scenes
are laid in oxford university, three of
the characters being Oxford under
graduates. The farce has been played
with SUCCESS in Los Angeles on numer-
GUS OCCASIONS Charley Wykeham,
Oxford undergraduates, IS expecting a
visit from his aunt, Donna Lucia
D'Alvadorez from Brazil, where ths
nuts come FROM In anticipation Oh
her coming he invites three young
women to meet her, taking care, of
course. to select the particular young
women to whom he and his chums,
Jack Chesney and Lord Fancourt BAD
berley, are most particularly interested
The girls arrive, but the aunt doesn I,
and, as a chaperone must be provided,
Charley calls upon Lord "Babs," who
has some skill In amateur theatricais,
TO put on woman's clothes and take
Donna Iucias place. This naturally
leads to all sorts of ridiculous situa-
tions, the fun reaching its climax when
the real Donna Lucia arrives on the
scene and is introduced to her putatiVe
self A. Byron Beasley will play the
role Of Jack Chesney, one of the three
ehums. Harry Mestayer will be Char
ley; Henry Stoekbridge, Lord Babs, a
character which Mr.. Stockbridge Ger
tainly must find much to his liking;
Blanche Hall, Lowell Alice Taylor and
Margo buffet, the three young women
with whom the boys are In love, and
Louise Royce, the real aunt. Others IN
the cast are William Yerance, John w.
Burton, Willis Marks and Frederick
Gilbert.
BELASco-"TheL Little Grey Lady"
Claiming Polloek's play of Washington
departmental life, will be given by
Lewis s. Stone and the Belasco COM
pany this week with Mr.. Stone and
MISS Magrane In the principal roles
"The Little Grey Lady has TO do with
the departmental workers of the re-
demption bureau of the United States
treasury. The story OF the play deals
with a missing hundred dollar bill
which has been sent to the department
to be redeemed. The hero of the play
(atlhough Mr.. Pollock denies that
thee is any real hero in the play) is
suspected and is about to be arrested
when the Little Grey Lady, otherwise
Miss Anna Grey of the treasury de-
partment, sets up the claim that it is
she who is the guilty person. OF
course, Miss Grey is In love with the
hero and 1t is to save him from the
wiles OF a secret service employe, who
is also in love with the Little Grey
Lady, that she attempts TO sacrifice
herself. The claim does not avail,
however, but the hero comes out with
flying colors and with an enviable rep
utation for honesty at the end of the
play. OF course, he wins the Little
Grey Lady. Mr.. Pollock is himself a
Washingtonian and knows well the
characters to be found in the capital
city. Miss That's Magrane will be the
Little Grey Lady of the play and Mr..
Lewis S. Stone will be the young hero
who wins her hand, while Frank
Camp, revellng, as usual. In stage
Villiany, will impersonate a secret ser
vice man. Howard Scott, Richard
Vivian, Charles Ruggles. James K. APP
plebee, Ida Lewis, Adele harrington,
Beth Taylor and the other Belasco
players will be found in important
roles,
MAJESTIC-Theaterg of Los An
geles will have another opportunity of
witnessing that delightful musical ex-
travaganza. 1.-THE Land of Nod" at the
Majestic theater this week. The en-
gagement is for one week, beginning
tonight The usual matinees will be
given Wednesday and Saturday. This
production was chosen by Manager
Morosco to open this beautiful play
house last season, and it caught the
public fancy at once. 1t comes this
season with most of the old favorites in |
the cast and some new names. Neil
Mcneil, Anna McNabb and George Fox
return to the cast this year and Will
be seen in the same parts they made
big hits in when the production WAS
presented in the east. Mr.. Mcneil and
Miss MeNabb will be remembered here
for their work in "The Red Mill" last
season. The prima donna this year is
Bessilee Merrill, late prima donna of
1.-THE Motor Girl' and Eddie Foys
company. Manager Rork has sought
the hooks and corners of the chorus
girl market for his bevy The costumes
are all new. Many scenic novelties,
fresh comedy scenes and numerous
brigkl musical numbers will be intro
duced. The characters in 1.-THE Land
of Nod" are unique and adroitly drawn.
"April Fool" '"rhe Weatherman,"
''The- Sandman" 1.-THE Welsh Rarebit,"
"The Man in the Moon" and 1.-THE
Chorus Girl'' are among the whimsical
and fantistic personages who appear, to
the delight of the children, and grown
ups, too.
ORPHEUM-Los Angeles vaudeville
audiences always hail the appearances
at the Orpheum of Valerie Bergere, for
they we'll know the standing of this
artistic in the vaudeville field. Miss
Bergere has devoted years and much
money toward the perfection of the one
act play. She has pioneered the field,
has often given acts which few others
would have dared, and especially in the
line of the serious drama has she ex-
ceIled. This time, just to be different
perhaps, she offers a farce, 1.-THE Sui
tan's Favorite," but as she retains in
her repertoire her best past hits, 1t is
assured that she will be seen in at
least one of them during her stay, be-
ginning tomorrow matinee. 1.-THE Sui
tan's Favorite" deals with the escape
of that parsonage from Abdul Hamids
harem at the time of the recent de-
thronement, and her appearance in q
New York mansions Turkish room,
which seems to her quite like home.
Her innocence of the ways of an Amer
ican household and the denouement
consequent thereupon afford oppor-
tunity for much fun. This week sees
the first visit of the Tuscany trouba-
dours, a sextet of grand opera vocalists
who came highly recommended In
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