Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

menting both his chorus and orchas-
ira. The plot of the piece deals with
an American widow in Paris who Is
somewhat of an adventures. She
finds many admirers but most of
them are rather more in love with
her money than her. A restaurant
waiter and a French count are her
callers on the same afternoon. From
their collision. the climax is solved
Miss Annie Bauman will be seen in
the part of the widow. Charles Figg
will essay the role of a Nevada mining
man with money to burn, bent on hav-
ing a good time. Arthur Clamage and
Henry Auerbach take the part of
Germans. Albert Leonard and Mayme
Praeger will be seen in minor roles.
The song numbers include a number of
brisk airs.
FISCHER'S-The next bill of the
Charles Alphin Musical Comedy com
pany is a lively musical burletta, just
written by Alphin, entitled "Off to the
North Pole" 1t deals with a project
of Commander Peary, who is supposed
to have succeeded in inducing Abe Err
LANCER and William Brady to finance
a scheme to send a company composed
of New York stars to Cooks theater.
North Pole to entertain the benighted
Eskimos. The cast assumes the char
dCL6TS VI 1lliidl IluSStlit Eva Oil
quay and George NJ. Cohan. A daz-
zling Yankee chorus surrounds them.
The scene Is laid aboard the good ship
Roosevelt" and Commander Peary is
in charge. Maud Rockwell will i'm
personate the fair Lillian; Blossom
Seeley viii play Eva Tanguay, while
Dave Morris will portray George M.
Cohan. Jules Mendel will introduce
the role of Abe Erlanger while Harry
Oaks will act out William Brady. Flo
Sherlock is also ably cast. This is the
first local pole burlesque.
UNIQUE-The success of the OPEN
ing week at the Unique's present loca-
tion has been gratifying to the man
agement. For next week Hentz and
Zalee promise a good program The
vaudeville portion will consist of two
new acts while the Unique players will
be seen in another one act comedy
from the pen of AL. Franks. The Nor
wood trio in songs, Dances and brisk
patter are the new vaudeville feature
of the week. Jack Harrington, the
comedy cartoonist, who was billed for
the preceding week, but who reached
Los Angeles too late to open. will
also be a novelty on the bill The title
of the one-act comedy TO be presented
by the Unique players is "Who Is
Who" wealthy old gentleman is
desirous of having some model young
bachelor fall in love with his charm
ing daughter. An old fried notifies him
that he is sending such a person, but
neglects to state his name, consequent
ly when he arrives at the same time as
a new domestic employe does, the old
man gets the two mixed up. The
daughter is mistaken by the bachelor
for a kitchen enploye. The resulting
situations are ludicrous. An Illustrated
song and new motion pictures viii
complete the program.
LEWIS CAFE--These are the last
few days of Rigo and his pleasing
gypsy orchestra at the Levy cafe. The
enga cement will positively close with
the middle of the week, and Rigo will
go east to keep the dates he was COM
PEELED to postpone because of his stay
here for an extra fortnight. The num-
ber of dinner and after-theater par
ties at Levy's since Rigo came has
often taxed the cafe to its utmost The
three daily concerts, afternoon tea at
$3.50, dinner at $50. and after-the-the-
ater at 10:30 o'clock will continue to
the close of the Rigo engagement.