Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
BY SHIRLEY OIL YMPIUS


pire. Ferris Hartman and his COM
pany will reopen the Grand a week
from today with "Mary's Lamb" The
Hartman cimpany will remain at the
Grand for forty weeks, presenting
musical comedies of a high order,
much higher than those given last
season, it is understood.
Though no official announcement of
it has been made, it is understood
that Leslie Bassett, for several seasons
connected with Corse Payton's stock
company in Brooklyn, will assume
shortly the leading roles in the Girton
orgaization.
Ira Tichenor, who's Tracked by
Wireless" was given it's initial pro-
duction at the Grand recently, has
just received word from Detroit that
his melodrama, which was produced In
that city, has caught on" The re-
suit of the hit made is that Tracked
by Wireless'Swill be sent out on tour
OF the middle west and south Mr..
Tichenor received a handsome check
in payment of advance royalties. Be
fore presenting the play In Detroit he
rewrote several portions of Tracked
by Wireless" so that 1t is considered
now UP to standard, and little bit
above, If anything.
Henri Grossit, Immaculate Henri"
the tailors dream, the envy of gentle
men of luxury and leisure and the
handsomest advance man alive, is
among us once more, and we smile
again. But Henri's head Is bowed in
shame He was forced for once In his
life to appear in a city of more than
100000 inhabitants at o'clock in the
afternoon clad in his travelling togs
The blow to Henris pride Is so great
that it is feared he may go into re-
treat for a year or two until memory
of the horrible outrage is obliterated.
Never before has Henri appeared IN
the streets of n city of 100000 inhab-
itants at o'clock clad in anything
but the latest cut Prince Albert and
the most advanced Heath, London
made" tile. 1t all came about this
way:
Henri. who is advance agent for
1.-THE Prince of Pilsen.' which will
follow "The Melting Pot" at the Ma
Iestic theater arrived in Los Angeles
Thursday. He rushed to the Alexan-
dria, but the bankers were there first,
so he couldn't get ROOM Before
nightfall, however. he found place
somewhere to sleep under Manager
Whittemore's roof. 1t is understood.
But being without a room was not
the only trouble that beset Henri,
however. His trunks-he carries a
dozen or more-got left or sidetracked
. or something at Bakersfield or some
other oil port
When Henri walked into Randolph
Bartlett's den in the Majestic theater
the latter began Immediately planning
an assault upon the newspaper offices.
Henri, usually so anxious to get
stuff" into the papers, refused to
bulge a foot. Randolph inquired the
reason.
How can l." said Henri, appear in
newspaper office or upon the street
in these clothes, this hat and this
shirt and collar? I would never hear
the last of 1t. My reputation, and
maybe my job, would be lost forever" "
But Randolph was persistent, and
finally persuaded Henri that news
papers care more for news than for
clothes. Henri made his trip but he
could not boost as we'll as in former
years, it being after 2 o'clock and he
not being properly and Immediately
garbed.
George Anger has well under way for
next season a new aact which Will
eclipse his present offering in every
way. Mr.. Auger s writing the play
himself and it has to do with the story
of the giant and is called "Puss in
Boots" and will require three stage
settings. The first will show Jack $
home, the second will show Puss and
Jack on the road and the third will be
the KlIcnen Ol Slhilb . AiONoS' AAiN
playlet will require eleven people, as
Mr.. Auger is going to use lot of mu-
steal interpretations and some dancing
girls All of the present company will
be in the cast, but 1t has not yet been
decided whether little Ernest Rommel
will play Jack or the cat, winch Is
the big comedy part of the piece.
Following "The Substitute" one of
the most important dramatic events of
the year will take place at the Bur
bank This will be the staging of a
Frederick Eldridge and Reed Heustis.
The piece is entitled 1.-THE Eternal
Three" and is a gripping drama of
modern American middle class life.
Manager Morosco declares it is one of
the most powerful plays he ever has
read and predicts that, like "The Coun-
try Boy," which was given it's start at
the Burbank, 1.-THE Eternal Three" will
become one of the great American sue
cesses.
st once heard Barrett Wendell say
sadly and sarcastically that the duty
of the drama seems to be to send the
suburbs home happy" says. Walter
Prichard Eaton In Woman's Home
Companion. ''If it were only the sub
urbs! But there is little to show that
urban audiences are much more re-
ceptiVe of serious and purpoSeful
works. What better mission can a
play have said a lady the other day,
than to rest and refresh a tired wom-
amp We all know this specious argu-
ment 1t is on par with the eternal
remark, spoken in excuse for not ap-
proving some play that is critically
praised, We'll, | know what I like!'
1t is specious in the first place be-
cause women as q rule are not worn
out when they go to the theater,
certainly not mentally worn out In
the second place, good art is just as
refreshing as bad art, rightly under
stood-much more refreshing, in fact.
What this woman means, in plain,
blunt speech, is this: That she does
not look in the drama for a truthful
picture of life. for logical working
out of a thesis, pleasant or unpleasant.
She does not judge and enjoy play
for its veracious comment on character.
She judges and enjoys it according as
it tells prttty story, with sufficient
love interest and preferably happy
ending. This play may have 10 sig
nicance whatever, it may even be
false to life, filled only with the con-
Ventional characters of stage romance.
It rests and refreshes' her indeed, lust
because II is conventional and makes
no demands on her intelligence to, fol-
low, never violates her sympathies and
preconceVed ideas, nor rouses her re-
f1ection. But that is a pretty poor way
to rest That is mental stagnation, not
rest True rest is found in a change
in interest and attention When we