Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-13
Players Minstrel Show
Scores Instant Success
BY SHIRLEY OLYMPUS

held 1t was rather a novel sight to
watch prominent and dignified men,
bers of the two local stock companies
walking through the streets behind a
brass band.
The minstrel show will be given
again this afternoon. If you miss it
you will regret.
With the distinct novelty, The Phan-
| tastic Phantoms heading the list of
new acts, Sullivan and Considine are
this week Offering their patrons at the
! Los Angeles another attractive and
splendidly diversified vaudeville bill
Although '"The Phantastic Phan-
toms are not new in everything they
do, they give their performance in a
novel way. using an entirely dark
stage and black setting, opening with
dance of skeletons. Four of the
young women in a Salome costume
follow with an extremely graceful and
eye-pleasing dance. Hilarion and
Rosalie CeballOs who head the troupe
Of acrobatic dancers, give a dance that
is extremely clever and difficult.
timely oddity is the travesty pre-
! sented by Smith and Harris entitled
"At the North Pole" It's characte~ -;
are those of Commander Robert f.
| Peary and Matt Hansen. The skit is
full OF laughs from start to finish. is
well given with an especially attractive
stage setting. Numerous references
TO the Deity should be eliminated
! Lambert and Williams are good fun
makers. They have a line Of fast chat
ter that wins many laughs, are clever
dancers and altogether amusing enter
| tainers. Mr.. Lambert sings 4 parody
on Blanche Rings famous song,
Rings on Her Fingers and Bells On
| Her Toes" which makes a hit always.
Resse Prosser, tenor. and Helen
| Reed. soprano, offer one of the most
pleasing musical numbers on the bill.
Mr.. Prosser's Irish song is one OF the
hits Of the bill, while Miss Reeds "By
the Light of the Silvery Moon" dis
closes her as the possessor of a beau
tiful soprano voice Of rare sweetness
and volume. The Lelands offer an en-
tertaining scenic specially with their
rapid painting, and the bill is complet-
ed with two good reels of new mo-
ton pictures.
A complete reorganization of the
Princess Musical Comedy company has
been effected. Roscoe Arbuckle has
been engaged to stage the First street
productions, while he will also do a
large share of the comedy work Ben
Selar has been secured for leads.
Mnta Durfee has been added to the
cast Vera Blair stanley, the former
Orpheum actress, will remain to play
feminine leads. Fred Ardath has been
retained for character comedy roles
The extensive demand for seats for
the Maud Allan engagements has re-
suited in the cancellation of her en-
gagements in Fresno and San Diego.
She will give two additional programs
in this city. one Friday afternoon at
o'clock, the other Saturday evening
at g o'clock.
The opening performance Of 1.-The
Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer" by the Kob
and Dill company, will be seen at the
Majestic theater tonight
Blanche Hall, than whom Los Ange-
les never had d. more popular stock
leading woman. will return to this city
today. and at once viii begin prepar-
atiors for her vaudeville debut, which
will take place at the Orpheum next
Monday.
Hortense Nielsen and her company
opened their second week i'm a delight
full performance at Augustin Days
Frou Frou at the Nielsen last night.
Interest Is never lacking for moment
when Miss Nielsen Is on the stage
Mace Greenleaf makes a capital Sar-
tOrys.