Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
ACTORS SEEK SITE
FOR A CLUB HOUSE
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED TO
DECIDE ON BUILDING
Bleat of Calf Under Burbank Stage
During Yesterdays ~nVasion"
Puzzles Expectant
Audience

Plans for an Actors club house, to
be headquarters for members of the
profession engaged in the local stock
companies and for visiting players,
were furthered at a meeting of those
interested, in Dick Ferris office yes
terday afternoon. A committee to
find a location was appointed, con-
sisting OF Mr.. Ferris. Lewis S. Stone,
Mrs. ]. p. Stocksdale, William Yer
ance and Charles Giblyn. This body
will proceed to investigate available
buildings in the suburbs of the city,
and will be appreciative of sugges-
tion from players in Los Angeles or
vicinity.
A location near a car line is pre-
ferred. The club will probably pur-
chase some building already erected.
although the question of erecting a
new club house on the site may be
discussed later. The organization
was formed a week ago and its Of
flcers are: Lewis S. Stone, president;
Henry Stockbridge, secretary; Dick
Ferris, treasurer.
1t is confidently hoped that the new
organization will strengthen the cor
dial feelings already existing among
theatrical people of Los Angeles. and
the project has the good wishes of
the profession in this city.
The Auditorium box office will open
this morning for the sale of seats for
Julian Edwards comic opera, 1.-The
Gay Musician" which is the first of
the larger Shubert musical attractions
to reach the Pacific coast. Two prima
donnas will come in this company.
Miss Texas Guinan, niece of Senator
Bailey, and Miss Lottie Kendall, who
is known to many local theater goers
The cast which will support George
NJ. Cohan in THE Yankee Prince"
ry j. Cohan, Helen f. Cohan, Lila
Rhodes, Mildred Elaine, Lola Hoff-
man, Tom Lewis Sam J. Ryan, Frank
Hollins, r. Emmett Lennon, Purnen
b. Pratt, J. Jiquel Lance and Donald
Crisp. The seat sale will open this
morning.
Seats will go on sale at the Ma
jestic box office this morning for I'm
Old Kentucky" by c. T. Dazey, now
in its seventeenth year. One member
Of the original road cast still is with
the company. He is Burt G. Clarke,
who has played Col. Sandusky Doolit-
tie for seventeen years until, as he
himself says feels almost like native
Kentuckan. though he was born in
Missouri The original in the role,
when the piece was first played by
Jacob Lifts stock company, was
Louis James.
Patrons of the front rows at the
Burbank theater last night are prob
ably wondering just what sort of eN-
plosive Miss Blanche Hall is supposed
10 use when she blows up the Mus
covite fleet from her aeroplane IN
Julian Johnson's play of Invasion
Last night Miss Hall destroyed the
feet for the fifth time. She dropped
her explosive, seemingly, into the sea.
There was an explosion and, immedl-
ately following 1t, the unmistakable
bleat of a calf The audience sus-
pected some new engine of warfare,
but no explanation was divulged.
'The Dairy Farm" follows "Inva-
sion" at the Burbank Sunday after
noon. One of its scenes is barn
yard A calf which will figure in
until Miss Halls explosive, falling
through a trap door, evoked plain
tive bleat The calf has now been
given more rope.
Ferris Hartman's baseball team will
clash at Vernon this afternoon win
the team composed of the employees
of the Hotel Westminster.
Ferris Hartman and his company
will play a special Thanksgiving day
matinee of "a Chinese Honeymoon
at the Grand next Thursday after
noon. after which the entire company
will enjoy a big turkey dinner on the
stage.
That's Magrane next week will play
a role for which she has waited an
missed il twice by a very narrow mar
gin. The particular part is that of
Nance Olden in "In The Bishops
Carriage" which will open at the Be
lasco Monday night. Miss Magrane
was rehearsing the part two seasons
ago while in stock in Philadelphia
and three days before it was TO open
she was taken Ill. Again Miss Ma
Crane received the part while ap-
pearing in st. Louis and commenced
its study when the manager changed
the bill.