Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-04
LOS ANGELES
BILL is BRISK
PEARSON AND JOEL SKlT
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
PEOPLES MAY STAGE MUSICAL
COMEDY SUCCESSES
Mace GreenIeaf to Return to Burbank.
Fischer's BurIesque on "Merry
Widow. Proves Popu-
lar Hit
BY w. HERBERT BLAKE

! Good fun and fast is furnished by
the Los Angeles theater's new gaude-
vile bill this week, and not the least
of the attractions is the reel Of moving
pictures beginning with an airship voy-
age over New York city and its out
lying resorts, and concluding with some
brisk and realistic comedy.
Pearson and JOEL follow in their one
act sketch, "A Chinese Nugget which
has been improved greatly over its
first local presentation at the same
playhouse a week ago. JOEL gives a
better expression to his opening solil-
oquy, and his song while impersonat-
ing the dead Italian shows the effect
of renewed confidence and careful re
hearsal. Several new turns have been
added to the dialogue, and the result
is a compact and interesting little
comedy which has all the fundamental
qualities of success. [ still think MI
Pearson's monologue detracts from the
dramatic effect of the climax despite
the adroitness with which he prevents
an encore. The scene Of the fight, also,
would bear a little more realism. In
general, however, the act is excellent
and the best thing about it Is the way
these young men appear to forget their
audience in the intentness of their
acting.
The Ramsey sisters have some good
comedy patter, and grind out tolerable
music on the bells and tubes, although
occasionally out of tune with the vail
ant orchestra. Seymour and Hill dance
and somersault vivaciously, and re-
ceived hearty APPLAUSE yesterday at the
close of their act. Slater Brockman,
in a lightning change act, is a fairly
good singer, but does not rise above
honest mediocrity in his impersona-
tions, of which the last Is the best.
He would be more pleasing if he took
pains to articulate the words of his
first two songs. Buch Brothers are
acrobatic tars who sOmersault and
grimace and occa asionally emerge from
the good, hospltable taproom of buff
foonery into the higher realm of the
truly comic. They conclude the bill.
I am Informed that Sullivan ami
Considine are negotiating to present
musical comedy in the Peoples theater,
beginning September l. 1t is said the
deal is practically closed, and that
capable company will be installed to
play some of the best of the musical
successes of recent years, with perhaps
occasional vaudeville turns as inter-
ludes between the acts.
"rhe Climax" Joseph M. weber's
comedy drama, which has the distinc-
ton of requiring the services of but
four "all-star" players, will be seen at
the Mason for two weeks, beginning
August 16. The company which in
cludes Ruby Bridges. Albert Latcha
Walter Wilson and Albert August, is
now playing at Weber's, New York
where it will conclude its engagement
Saturday night and come direct to the
coast.
Fight fans have been interested aud
itors at the Walker this week, whero
clear and accurate pictures of the
Ketchel-Papke battle are being shown
nightly The knockdown of Papke and
the aggressiveness of Ketchel are
vividly shown. The voice of yester-
days crowd was that Ketchel was an
easy victor.
Mace Greenleaf, formerly leading
man at the Burbank theater and more
recently leading man at the Valencia,
San Francisco, has rejoined the Bur
bank company having been engaged
to play a series of important roles. MI.
Greenleaf will make his temperance
upon the Burbank stage a week from
next Sunday, at which time A. Byron
Beasley will return from his vacation
to succeed William Desmond, who re-
tires from the company with which he
has been associated ever since its or
ganiZation, Mr. Greenleaf will be-
come a regular member of the Burbank
forces.
oliver Morosco and Joseph Montrose
departed last night for their annual
hunting trip and expect to be away
two weeks. They have gone into the
country around Tehachapi, their last
years trail
Nat A. Magner, business manager
for Kolb and Dill, has written a
friend that he will be in Los Angeles
next week to make preliminary ar
rangements for the opening Of the Kolb
and Dill season at the Majestic theater,
September 3. Mr.. Magner says that
the productions of the new comedies
will be made here and rather tnsinu-
ates that Kolb and Dill may decide
to make Los Angeles their headquarters
hereafter instead of San Francisco.
Linton Tedford's new play, THE
Greater Claim" is still attracting
packed audiences at the Burbank thea
ter. Last night no fewer than half
a dozen clergymen OF various fellglOuS
bodies, among them Roman Catholic
priest, were observed in the house,
The three Athletas sisters, who did
not appear at the opening performance
of the Orpheum's new bill Monday,
were very much in evidence yester-
day afternoon and from now on will
be made the feature of the program.
Three slightly girls they are, clad in
costumes whose breYity must be very
grateful in these warm days, especially
as they are working harder than any
three women who ever appeared on
the same stage. The sisters are ath-
Ietes by nature, as we'll as name, and
their feats are astonishing. They
think nothing of carrying two or three
men about the stage with one hand;
they iuggle huge and heavy dumbells
as If they were oranges, and they
toss one another about quite careless
of falls or danger. The girls are come
ly. and their act is clean cut and classy.
The orpheum had as it's guests yes
terday fifty little boys and girls from
the Los Angeles Orphans home, with
Mrs. owen McAleer in charge. Twice
wear at least Manager Clarance
Drown has these little unfortunates
over to enjoy the show They occupied
front balcony seats and were enthusi-
astic auditors.
After their stay at the Orpheum, the
eight Madcaps will take a cottage at
Venice for a brief vacation before they
go on to Salt Lake.