Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08

wholesome comedy, a bushel of laughs
and some rather cynical matrimonial
philosophy in it. 1t is worth while.
There is one other act on the program
worth special mention. 1t is a moving
picture showing the coffee industry
from the tree to the cup. Such pictures
are interesting and instructive. and
far more worth looking at than the US
ual films unwound for vaudeville audi
ences.
The hold over acts are Fox and
Foxie's circus, Belle Davis and her
crackerjacks and the Basque quartet.
In the review of "The Ringmaster,"
published Monday morning in this
column, John w. Burton was referred
to as having played the part Of Kings
ley McElroy. This was an error. Harry
s. Duffield played the part, while Mr.
Burton portrayed ex-senator Paul Cra
ven. My mistake!
There will be no attraction at the
Mason opera house this week, but on
next Monday night Marie Cahill will
open for weeks engagement in her
Betty" Last winter "The Boys and
Betty" was played at Wallack's the
ater, New York, for upward of four
months, and the critics there united
in praising it from every viewpoint.
Little Ollie Walters, one Of the best
known child actors on the Pacific
coast, has been engaged to play the
important role of the General in next
weeks big production Of Cameo
Kirby at the Burbank theater.
Arthur Warde, son of Frederick
Warde, the Shakespearean actor and
scholar, practically completed arrange
ments yesterday to star his father next
Shakespearean PLAY never presented
professionally in the United States.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Charles K.
Harris, a music publisher, cannot is
sue his "Woodpecker" song with its
chorus containing the same music bars
as that of the ARAB Love Song" be-
cause of the injunction granted to Ma
rie Cahill by Judge Leonard Hand of
the United States circuit court Mon
day.
Miss Cahill applied for an injunction
on grounds that the songs were sim
liar and that Silvio Helm. the COM
poser of the love song, should have
his copyright inviolate. The judge de-
clared that the music of the two
songs were similar-that in fact the
music OIL any Two rag IlGlOulGo
is similar-and degrading at that,
but the public seemed to demand
them" He then granted the injunc-
tion.
The "Woodpecker" song was used
in "The Prince of Tonight" recently
produced at the La Sale theater, Chi
cago Joseph Howard claims the au-
thorship, which is one of the disputed
points.
John BIackwood announced last
night that he had secured 1.-THE Bar
rier," one of New Yorll's big successes
this season for production at the Be-
lasco theater. 1.-THE Barrier" which
is an adaptation of Rex Beachs novel
by Eugene Presbry, is now running at
the New Amsterdam theater, New
York. It will be seen at the Belasco
theater in few weeks.
Sullivan and Considine's bill of
''grand opera" opened at the Los An
geles theater yesterday afternoon.
William Desmond hes had hard luck
since he left the Burbank, and all due
to no fault of his. He opened in New
Orleans, but the house did not pay
so he went to Kansas City, where he
played leading parts with the Wood
ward stock company and became a
great favorite. Just at the height of
his success Mr.. woodward sold his
theater to Martin Beck of the Or
pheum and stock was discontinued.
Bill is now on his way to New York.
With the orchestra still out of the
nit and every seat in the house filled,
Lewis S. Stone and his associates at
the Belasco theater opened their sec
ond week last night in George Broad
hurst's famous play of love and
American politics, 1.-THE Man of the
Hour" The company is now prepar-
ing for the second Of the Broadhurst
series. which will be the American
comedy-drama, '"The Fastener"
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