Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-13
ELKS PREPARED TO
ENTERTAIN VISITORS
PLAN ELABORATE PROGRAM
FOR WEDNESDAY
Large Crowd Expected at Long Beach
and Everything Is in Readiness
to Show 1t Good
Time
Especial to The Herald

citizen will do his part NeuIleSuaS'
Long Beach day, and on every other
day. for that matter, to show the
Brother Bills that the sign is no gun
A huge crowd is expected here
Wednesday and preparations of fitting
nature have been made.
The outline of the program that mas
been arranged VIII indicate that good
time is in store for all; ana III auul-
tton ARRANGEMENTS were being made TO-
dav for a contest of all the E.ks' bands,
this to be held in the auditorium on the
pier here about o'clock in the alter
noon. Eight or nine bands are eN-
pected to compete.
The ball in the auditorium at nlght
will be another special feature OF Whleli
some of the visitors have not been IN
formed A committee has been plan
ming for this for several weeks. Inc
auditorium will be handsomely deco
rated and light refreshments VIII be
served The dance is an invitauonal
affair for all Elks and their friends.
About 10 O'Clock in the morning a
parade. including two sections, viii
move through the streets. The en-
cinnati and Long Beach Elks in UNI
form will march. At least the Long
Beach and the Cincinnati bands VIII
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regular amusements at Long Beach
NAV he mentioned the big bath house,
the Brunswick bowling alleys, the Ma
iestic dancing pavilion, the roller
coaster, double whirl, merry go-round,
shooting galleries and theaters,
Special features of entertainment for
the visitors will be ocean rides from the
nier to the inner harbor and the cruiser
Albany: automobile rides along the
ocean front to Naples and the Long
Beach harbor; band concerts on tho
beach afternoon and evening by the
Municipal band and at the Hotel Nlr-
GINA by the Cincinnati band; a bal
loon ascension at $3.50 o'clock near the
Virginia; an exhibition of swimming
horses racing through the breakers at
T. o'clock; an exhibition of high diving
from the pier at $3.50; an exhibition by
the bath house life saving crew at 4:15;
sports on the beach near the Virginia
at 4:3O: and matinee and evening per-
Torrance of Hello, Bill at the Bent
ley theater, and Forty five Minutes
from Los Angeles musical comedy, at
the Byde-a-Wyle theater.
Tonight the local lodge of Elks, No
SSS, held a big meeting. 1t was fol-
lowed by a program of sparring
matches. Thursday morning, before
starting for Los Angeles to join the
big parade, local Elks in uniform Will
be photographed in 'front.' of Hotel Vir-
ginia at 1880 a. m.
o'clock, by which time the parade will
have passed.
The cast for THE Servant In the
House." which comes to the Mason next
week, includes Charles Dalton, George
w. Wilson, Wilfred Roger. Lizzie Hud-
son Collier, Milton Stills, Gladys Wynns
and Ben Field.
San Francisco lodge of Elks No. 3
will attend the Grand in a body-300
strong-some night this week, as a
compliment TO Sam Loverich and Selby
Oppenheimer of the Princess company.
"The Umpire" will supplant THE
Founders" at the Grand as the Prin-
cess company's vehicle beginning with
this matinee, and will continue for the
rest of the week. There will be matt
ness also Saturday and Sunday and
the concluding performance will take
place sunday night.
Charles Giblyn made his Belasco de-
but in "A Day and a Night" last night
and Miss Harrington succeeded Miss
Reed in the principal Woman's part.
Several new specialties were intro
duced by George Field, Richard Ben
nett, Miss harrington and Bessie Tan
nehill, and the amusing Hoyt farce
gives promise of a profitable week.
The new Los Angeles bill, which
opened yesterday, will be reviewed in
tomorrow's Herald.
F. B. Morse, advance man for THE
Servant in the House." due at the
Mason next week, is a visitor.
The Hobart Bosworth dramatic
school will close Saturday for a ten
days vacation, during which the stu
dents will go Grouping" sailing under
| faculty chaperonage from San Pedro
Saturday for San Diego, where they
inlay a week at the Garrick theater.
Sardou's "A Scrap of Paper" and a
/ three-play bill consisting of The
Critic" Richard Harding Davis THE
Littlest Girl" and "a Roland for His
oliver" will be played
oliver Morosco has sent to San Fran
cisco for a dancer who Will make her
/ local appearance with the MorOsCO mu-
steal company in "A Runaway Girp
at the Majestic next week. The young
woman is Miss Evelyn FOshia and it is
announced by the press agent that hel
dance will be "a revelation of grace
and loneliness"
The entire seating capacity Of both
the Majestic and Burbank theaters for
tonight and tomorrow night has been
sold out to the Elks. Not a seat in any
location at either house is for sale to
the general public on these nights. The
Wednesday matinee at the Majestic,
however, is open to all who wish to buy
tickets. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day nights, when the big parades will
be held, performances at both the Ma
iestic and Burbank will begin only after
the professions have passed the doors.
A popular bill is being presented by
Hentz and Zallee of the Unique theater
this week The special feature act is
that of Kelly and Violette, "the Fash
ion Plates" who sing new songs and
exhibit many changes of costumes.
Monday night the recalls evoked cur
tain speech from Mr. Kelly. Syme and
Syma present novelty spectacular act
which pleases. The clever work of the
duo upon the revolving globes deserves
note. James r.. Kelly's Hello, Bill, -
is a one-act vaudeville musical comedy
in which the members of the Unique
comedy company appear creditably.
James Kelly as Bill King, whose wife
gives an amateur theatrical perform
ance, was good, as was Miss Massey IS
the wife AL Franks in a German role
and Hobart Cramer as broken down
tragedian shared i'm the comedy, Nane,
Winnie Baldwin and Miss Parker are
well cast Many catchy musical num-
bers are introduced, including the B.
P. O. E." with suitable electrical set
tings. Miss Parker sings the illustrated
song, assisted by the Unique -Four, and
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