Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-07

carston, Harry Spear, "shorty."
His voice lacked elasticity in express
ing the changes of emotion which are
required. and only at rare moments
did his imperSonation ring true
Miss Magrane adorned her part facial
| ly, and played with correctness and
charm, if with little emotional appeal.
Mr.. Applebee was excellent in the part
of the family solicitor, acting naturally
and easily throughout. Mr., Vivtan's
Fnglishman compromised caricature
and truth very adroitly. 1t made us
laugh, and yet admire, which is evi-
dence of a rare knack in portrayal.
| Especially vivid was the flash of def
ance in the second act, when the char
acter braves death for "a moment IN
response to his code of duty. 1t is a
code not particularly pllatable to al
American audience, but Mr. Vivian
made it impressive and credible.
But the most consistent individual
work was done by Mr.. Camp in the
role of Cash Hawkins. 1t was a strong,
virile portrayal real cowboy, true
character, hostile to our sympathies,
but not outside their pale. His killing
was one of the best things of its kind
have ever seen at the Bel9 SEQ. We
almost regretted it. because it removed
from the stage such an admirable actor
tine D6Sl Ol the u6WCOllltIS III lilG IC-
organized stock company.
Mr.. Morrison was lifelike as the In
dian chief, and Mr.. Freeman about the
only satisfactory individual cowboy
among a number of minor impersona-
tons That array of punchers, even 10
the crassly Impossible parson, was even
wilder and more utterly impossible than
the band in Going Some"-and infin-
itely less interesting. Capable actors
in q Sf11a1Iaf n a nriT11a ran11i-
site for an elaborate production of
1.-The Squaw Man" The word "supe"
| seemed written all over most Of them
last night.
The scenery was attractive, the sun
rise set especially, although the noun
| tains struck one as strangely transpar-
ent as the orb of day gra dually
full, rejecting credit on the new direc-
tor
Richard Bennett will probably be
presented as a star in the near future
| by the Frohmans, appearing in "Riche-
| lieu" to which he has devoted much OF
| his spare time in study during the
present summer here.
La Petite Revue sustains the Or
pheums reputation for novelty this
week. It is the old idea of Punch and
Judy expanded and vocalized, and its
nearest American cousin is the news
paper cartoon showing an exaggerated
head and a dwindling body. In the
current act the heads are alive, the
bodies triumphs of wiggling costume.
| We see half a dozen of the stage celeb
rites of the day, such as Calve, Tan
quay and Montgomery and Stone. Then
] fr,.,
airs, a most welcome revival and the
act concludes with a feline impersona-
tion which looks like so many living
trademarks for "Charley's Aunt" The
singing is mostly good, and that of Roy
Dieterich, so1oist, excellent.
Eleanor Gordon pleased a host of her
loyal friends in "Tips on Tap" a com
edietta by Edgar Allen Wolff, relating
the domestic misunderstanding of a
pair who bet secretly and who ought to
| know better. The climax is not as we'll
| worked out by the author as 1t might
have been. The discovery of the hus-
bands duplicity by the wife should
counterbalance his suspicious of her,
and the stroke of luck by which both
are saved financially, persuades one
| that the inevitable smashup of their
domestic harmony is only postponed:
| not averted. There is also the wildly
improbable incident of the wife hiding
her betting agent in her own room,
However, the pleasant presence and
vigorous acting of Miss Gordon atone
for much, and her support by Joseph
Sullivan, also a player of considerable
experience in stock is satisfactory.
Lena Painter wears a seductive cos
tune of black and orange, and dances
on various household implements with
agility and Sam Mint. The combina-
ton is irresistible. The five Avolos
,r9xT 20 .g,1
pattern that meets unquestioned ap-
proval.
4 Conroy, lie Marie and company re-
peat their nonsensical farce, "a King
for a Knight" in which word of be-
lated appreciation is due Irving Kra-
mer's impersOnatiOn of the French ser
want. The six American dancers re-
| peat their success of last week and
Sam Chip and Mary Marble are still
) talking cheese and 'leming pie" with
( true Holland gusto Mathews and
Ashley in Held Up" are the other
holdovers. The moving pictures are
descriptive of the funeral of the late
, emperor of China, which they depict
with great realism.
"Going Some" opened its second week
at the Auditorium last night after a
pleased matinee house had applauded
the swashbuckling farce of Paul Arm
; | strong ana rex bedCn as interpreted
by a well balanced company The
play will continue through the week,
with a Saturday matinee, and will give
way next Monday night to Augustus
I Thomas fascinating study in psychlcs
and character portraiture, THE Witch
. ing Hour" with John Mason in the
! principal part.
Seats for "Cameo Kirby" presenting
Dustin Farnum at the Mason next
week. will go on sale Thursday morn
ing at o'clock,
"The Merry Grafters" opened with a
81 matinee at Fischer's theater yester-
t day afternoon to a good-sized audience
The play deals with three around-the-
! world tourists. two Germans and a
+. Jew, who graft their way. In Paris
! they meet an American aTventuress
: who relieves them of much of their
t spare coin. They dupe everybody they
=. meet until the American, girl trims