Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

be the first made at the Burbank un-
der the direction of David NJ. Hart
ford, who is himself in the cast.
Harry Mestayer of the regular Bur-
bank forces and Master Peter Clancy,
whose skillful work in boys roles Is
we'll known to Burbank patrons, will
share with Miss Burkhart the honors
of the title roles, playing respectively
Glen and Sonnie MacChesney, who
with Rhy, constitute 1.-THE Three OF
U.s."
The play tells a story OF the love
of Rhy MacChesney and Steve Town
ley, ner partner in the ownership of a
mining claim which finally pans out,
the "Three of Us" in the last act
being enlarged to the -Four of Us,
with Steve as the new member.
A. Byron Beasley will play Steve
Others of Importance in the cast will
include Henry Stockbridge, William
Yerance, Willis Marks, Miss Lowell
Alice Taylor and Miss Louise Royce
The play will continue through the
week with the usual Sunday and Sat
urday matinees.
BELASCO-Ihe stock company this
week will offer for the first time in
stock Robert Blossoms New York sue
cess, Classmates This play has tC
do with the military life at West
Point and it's chief personages are
young men being trained for military
service. The Edeson role will fall tc
Lewis S. Stone. Frank Camp, who
has already become genuinely popular
with the Belasco audiences, will have
a part that will give him further op-
portunities to distinguish himself
There is love story running through
Classmates" and there is also an
abundance of comedy, while the stu
ations at times approach good old
fashioned melodrama in dramatic
tensity.
The scene in the South American
jungle will give the Belasco scenic
artist chances for picturesque stage
settings.
MAJESTIC-Kolb and Dill will offer
an elaborate revival of their biggest
success, 1.-THE Politicians" during their
farewell week. The comedy will be
presented tonight and will have the
usual Wednesday and Saturday matt
nees. 1t will be given with all its song
hits intact, just as it was played at
the Majestic last season and with only
a few changes in the cast. Percy
bronson will return for this one week
to play his old part OF Byrne Coyne.
MISS N1dy Delie 6dheI WILL llelfS fAbIio
Rafter's old part of Marion Gay, and
Olga Stech will play Lotta Bonds.
"The Politicians" deals with certain
humorous aspects of municipal gov
ernment in American cities. To a
town which boasts among its popula-
ton only two Democrats come pair
of German tramps, who are arrested and
jailed for petty larceny, but subse-
quently are released on the promise OF
one of them to run for mayor on the
Democratic ticket, the local Democrats
having become tired of their annual
defeats Dill becomes the candidate
and Kolb his campaign manager, Then
things begin to happen. Kolb i'm
ports fioaters, he tampers with the
voting machines and so manipulates
things that Dill is elected. The second
act shows Dill in the mayors chair
and Kolb as corporation counsel.
Then the looting of the city treasury
begins. It is all broadest satire and
the lines are genuinely humorous.
Among the song hits are Katie
Strauss" Autograph Girls" "Rock,
Rock, Rock" Someone Somewhere
and 1.-THE Old Barn Dance"
ORPHEUM-Fo the new week be-
ginning Monday matinee, the headliner
will be Jack the Giant Killer" with
a real giant, a real Jack, real fairy
princess and all the rest. The tabloid
play of Jack the Giant Killer" was
written by George Anger, who is the
giant He is more than 8 feet tall In
actual life, while Ernest Rommell, the
Jack, is only about half that height,
a is the nrincess one being the tallest