Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-12-12

story is founded upon fact, dealing
with a conspiracy on the part of GER
| tain INSCRIPTIONS capitalists, working
| in collision with a United states judge,
| to despoil the actual owners of their
! rich mining claims in the Nome dis
! trict. The attempted Jumping OF
| these claims was done under cover OF
the law. 1t involved, however, serious
malfeasance on the part of judge, to-
| gether with other governmental OIL
! fcials and led to an investigation ana
! the ultimate punishment of the Of
! Tenders The play is in five acts, the
! scenes showing the deck OF steamer
en- route to Nome, lawyers Office IN
that far-away town, a dance hall, a
room in road house, and at the Iast
! the Midas mine. 1t is said that the
! scenes of the third and last acts nave
been painted from actual photographs
The dance hall is a stage copy OF
resort notorious in Nome during the
period depicted. Here are seen roulette
wheels faro tables and a blackjack
game in full operation. To enhance
the local color" of the production the
| company carries a pack of Eskimo
dogs of the breed used by DR.. COOK
and Commander Peary. These dogs are
cared for by Ell A. Smith, formerly an
! Alaskan mail driver, who drove his
dog team from Nome to Washington
to deliver a letter to President Roose-
! welt.
! ORPHEUM - Admirers Of Dickens
| characters-and that ought to include
every reader of his marvellous works
will rejoice to know that for its head
! line attraction beginning Monday mat-
! inee. December 10, the Orpheum viii
present Edwin Stevens, aided by MISS
Tina Marshall. in n series OF Dickens
! character presentations. The portraits
are taken from Cruikshank's own draw
ings. Mr.. Stevens act is in several
parts. First, the actors appear as
! themselves. Then, in succession, are
presented Uriah Heep, the whining
! hypocrite, with Miss Marshall as
Agnes; Grandfather SmallWeed ana
| Dick Swiveller. with Miss Marshall as
the marchioness. Another bit IS the
scene between Bill and Nancy sykes
tremendous for its dramatic force. As
Wilkins Micawber, Mr. stevens looks
pertinaciously for something TO turn
up This act makes an inviting ap-
peal to both the dramatic and literary
interests. and in addition should be APP
preciated by the mass of theatergoefs
who are conscious of neither, but LOT
whom the great novelist primarily
wrote. The De Haven sextet, with Sid
nev c. Gibson, are seven singers and
dancers who have appeared here before
hut who promise several novelties, bOth
In songs and costumes. Howard
Musical Shetlands and Comedy Ca
mines" are heralded as an act for young
sters of all ages. The four Shetlands
are magnificent little animals III Duliu
and training. while the dozen lively
dogs are trained to the last notch'
Milf Wood is the dancer with the
cbair"-that explains it; except to ada
that he promises as many laughs as ne
has antics. Our Boys in Blue re-
main another week; so do funny Lulu
Mcconnell and Grant Simpson in
stormy Hour" Bobby Pandor and ais
herculean brother, and the tempest
and Sunshine trio. New motion PIC
lures round out wen varied DILL
GRAND-"The Belle Of New York,
a musical comedy of vigorous age, VIII
serve as the vehicle for the Ferris
Hartman company. beginning with the
matinee today. 1t is the piece in when
Edna MAY won much of her fame, ana
also served as a starring play lot Ian
DAILY. 1t ran nearly two years III new
York city and in London for more lhah
two hundred performances. Inc story
concerns a wealthy man, lchabod
Bronson. who is founder and president
of the Anti-Ciearette league of CO.
boes. n. Y. Mr.. Bronson has a SON.
Harry. who goes to New York and fans
I'm love with an actress. He hnally ue-
cides to marry the girl but his iatner
objects. To prove her love is disn-
terested, the actress becomes a SalNa-
ton Army lassie and forms purity
brigade I'm opposition to old man Broh-
sons Anti-Cigarette league. Compllca-
lions arise during the fight of these
two organizations, and stage compEca-
tons always spell comedy. Joseph
Fogarty viii be Ichabod Bronson, the
Dalv part. while Walter DeLeon VIII
play the son, Harry Bronson. Oscar
Walch will be Blinky Bill mixed
ale pugilist. and the Portuguese twins
Count Ratsi Rattatoo and Count Patsl
Rattatoo. will be taken by William
Harold and Chester Chase. Carl Won
Pumpernick will afford excellent op-
portunitles for Walter Catlett, while
| Josephine Islieb will play Edna Mays
original role of the salvation Army
lassie. Violet Gray. The production
will introduce three new members or
the company-Carman Phillips as FIN
Fricot. Marta Golden as Cora An
gelque and Myrtle Dingwall as Kissie
Fitzgarter. All are experienced IN
musical comedy work.
LOS ANGELES-He by the we'll
/ known actor, John Sturgeon, and his
company. presenting the dramatic
playlet, 1.-The Markham Divorce Case,
/ The new SULLIVAN a NhIINlNlll' b4lL W.
morrow afternoon will include a judi
cious variety of vaudeville acts The
sketch comes with a reputation Of be-
/ ing one Of the most interesting that
have ever played the Sullivan & Consi-
dine circuit Another act of note on
/ the bill are the Russian comedy aero
| bats. the Labalkans, and their dog
/ Folly They offer fifteen minutes of
/ fast acrobatic work, relieved by many
moments of comedy, much of which is
furnished by the dog Folly. The Stel-
/ lings are a team of European hat
/ throwcrs, who promise to furnish a
. genuine novelty, and Edna Davenport
. in Stories songs and dances will bid
for the smiles. Another big act on the
new bill viii be the appearance or
Harry and Kate Jackson in the spec
tacular novelty entitled "Cupid's Voy-
/ age" 1t is a comedy and is brought
to a close with a spectacular scenic
. effect The act carries special scenic
and lighting effects, while the players
are both of long experience with
dramatic companies of both America
and England. Exclusive of these new
acts viii be new selection Of comedy
motion pictures.
UNIQUE-That melodrama has come
into it's own at the Unique is attested
by the increase in patronage at the
Third street house since Harry II.
Earl, Grace RauWorth and company
opened there last Monday In pro-
ducing sidewalks of New York. this