Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-26

0hO W4iO live up 10 Ln0lr DllllnS, ana
the Gus Edwards School Boys and
Girls. Los Angeles has seen the latter
aggregation before, but it made such
nit then that it is well worthy of 4
welcome even in a road show week.
Ihe nine clever youngsters who make
1t up all do their parts well, they sing
enough to get away with what is prof
iered as musical provender and Lii
nan Gohn and Gertrude MouIton are
quite clever. In fact, the aggregation.
Lnough now minus the original Yid-
dish kid" is still up to the ton notch.
When 1T comes to the road show itser
IL is not needful to spill any more
superlat1Ves. even provided any be left
me bill is identical with that of last
presented.
Inc unconscious comedy Of orr conn
Iry cousins is much in evidence at the
Los Angeles theater this week. where
the feature act, Sherman and De For
rests "A Jay Circus" and joseph r.
| hetler and cOmpany's cOmedietta ga
Rural Substitute" both rely upon bn-
conc outoonery to-carry tnem to sue
cess. "A Jay Circus is one of the
FUNNIEST acts seen at this house in
many months. It's central figures are
TWO Jays" who win their way into
the circus tent, not by carrying water
trunk to the fat woman. Once inside
tney themselves prove more of a cir
Gus than the performance Yesterday
afternoon they shared honors with Miss
DE Forests trained dog and the
young woman at the piano, who was
so much interested in the canine that
she didn't have time to play
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Frederick
return to the local stage in a new far
clcaI sketch entitled Her Cowboy
Visitor" 1t was tried out for the first
time yesterday afternoon and made
good with the audience, though it could
De cut to advantage and some of the
noise eliminated. The denouement is
cleverly contrived and the idea is
good.
The Pelots. comedy jugglers; Smith
and Brown, dancers; Joe A Hardman.
monologist; Sam Holdsworth, picture
balladist, and motion pictures round out
a good bill.
Ihere is plenty of fun in "The Brok-
ers' Troubles" which is being produced
at the Unique this week, and the cast
mas ample opportunity to demonstrate
lts talent in the various roles. Lillian
sutherland as Idolized Ida," the pop
ular actress, with whom the brokers
nave been in love, fills the soubrette
role in her usual clever manner. She
has two songs, 'Idolizing Ida'' and
NO, No. Fie, Fie,' both of which
scored a decided hit last night. George
Rehn, as Broker Jones, told his trou-
bles in Number One and Number
Two" and Richard Kipling, as Broker
Smith, assisted by chorus Of pretty
bathing girls, depicted his experience
at Venice in his song, Belle of the
Beach" The Irish comedy was we'll
taken care of by Will Armstrong, who
has become very popular with the
| lJn10na n9frnnS PnCo
Smith, who just knows her husband is
in love with some actress, is we'll cast
in her character role, as is also Ger
trude Rutledge as Broker Jones' wife.
Jack Curtis, as Alkali Ike, is a wild
rampaging bad man from the worst
ton, as Crouch, popular Broadway
jeweler, completed the cast.
The bill arranged by Manager Pieper
this week for the patrons of the Walker
theater is a pleasing one. The rural
and Mrs. Arthur Young and company.
is good Mr.. Young's blending of
humOr and pathos is artistically han
died, and the character portrayed by
each of the three in the company are
never Overdrawn, but true to life. The
violin played by Mr.. Young has quite
a history and is priced very highly by
him. The act was greatly enjoyed by
last nights audience. Foucher and
Jenkins, as comedy trick bicycle riders,
were we'll received by the audience.
Their tricks are original and hair rails
ing. Amelia Mazette sings sweetly
and sprung a great surprise by the
nimbleneSs of her acrobatic stunts.
Ida Wharton's sweet soprano voice was
heard to good advantage in a new
repertoire Of songs. Robert Baker,
billed as 1.-THE Merry Minstrel" de-
serves the title. His monologue is
! bright, clean and original. Mildred
Manning, the winsome soubrette is all
that the name implies. Her baseball
speciality is especially good.
When Tracy McDermott sings Exit
ty' to "The Heiress' during the play
| of that name at Fischer's this week, the
house won't hardly let him stop. There
are two answers, or maybe three. The
| song Just fits the situation, the singer
| fits the song and the song is delight
i fully melodious and full Of sympa-
thetic feeling That, however, is to be
expected, since it is by Mr.. Alphin
himself. 1.-The Heiress'' is a clever
little musical comedy with a melo-
dramatic flavoring and a continuous
enough story to maintain interest
throughout. 1t tells of an attempt to
! imperSonate a missing heir and so
cheat the young woman of the title
role out of her inheritance. OF course
the attempt is frustrated, and the
young woman comes into her own.
''My Gal Irene," Highland Mary" Il
Wish They'd Do 1t Now" ASK Her
While the Band Is Playing and BUR
| lesuue Queen" are among the other
popular musical numbers. Ben T. Dill
lon, Dot Raymond, Tracy McDermott,
Nellie Montgomery, Max Bloom, Pearl
| Jardinere and Frank Vack are all suit
ably cast and the show moves well
from it's musical opening to the ''Vir-
ginia Reel which closes it.
Jolly Ray Snow, with a live line of
patter, reaps a harvest of laughs for
his work at the Empire this week, and
| by way of good measure sings I've
| cen Told" and 1.-The Lobster and the
Wise Guy" Dainty frankie Preston,
who was a popular member of the
Ullrich stock company during the last
season of that organization at the
| Grand, received an ovation on her ap-
| pearance yesterday and earned we'll
deserved applause by her rendition of
| "I've Taken Quite a Fancy to YOU"
! "Carissima" and when the Moon
| PLAYS Peek-a-BoO." Some extremely
clever banjo playing by the Lemonts,
| double change of costumes and a
wel-sung duo Of songs by the femi-
nine member of the team completes
the list of newcomers. There are il
Illustrated songs, motion pictures and
| "AIl in a Minute" by the stock COM
pany, in all a most satisfactory bill.
\
1.-THE Girl Of the Golden West was
revived on a scale of actual elaborate
7 eSS that was not even attained bV the