Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-05

member Of the Alcazar company, san
Francisco. While there she made sucn
a big success that eastern managers pid
for her. She finally entered vaudeville
and toured the Orpheum circuit several
times as a headliner, presenting a farci,
cal sketch entitled Tips on Tap"
Her success gained her leading role in
a New york production. She later
played the leads in one of the big Chi
cago stock companies. Finally, when
her husband came to Los Angeles, she
decided to take a rest. 1t was because
of this fact that Manager Blackwood
was able to secure Miss Gordon. She
will make her initial appearance week
from next Monday night in "Zira," one
of Margaret Anglin's greatest successes
Dorsch and Russell, 1.-THE Musical
Railroaders," ran away with the show
at the Los Angeles this week, although
Emmett Dewey and his company pre-
sent a comedy sketch which is all to
the good and merry. There's no par
ticuIar reason why Dorsch and Rus
sell should receive such tremendous
ovation as was given them yesterday
afternoon. Their musical efforts are
clever rather than artistic, but they
seem to hit the mark for the audience.
Bell ringing has been done in vaude-
vile for so many years that 1t has
ceased to be novelty. In fact, there
| are few instrumental musical acts
! that NAV still be termed vaudeville
novelties, so why Dorsch and Russell?
Possibly it is the scenery used or the
comedy employed by Dorsch, the
| tramp member of the team, which
makes the act go so big. Whatever
| the cause, Dorsch and Russell score a
big hit at ever performance.
Emmett Dewey wheels around bac-
h,1p ap6 In the wheeling
causes smiles, giggles and laughter
galore. In the process of fun-making
he is assisted by a young woman and
a man who suddenly changes from
youthful valet to an elderly uncle with
wads of money and some peculiarities.
The sketch is old in idea, but new IN
treatment, and goes very well.
keeping an Appointment" Is one
of the farces possible only on the vau-
deville stage, but delightful for all
of that. Violet Allen and her assist
ants furnish an abundance Of mirth
by their efforts, especially when they
use most any sort of cloth and lace at
hand to make an evening outfit In
order to keep the aforementioned ap-
pointment, which happens TO De
theatrical date.
Black and McCone, comedy acrobats,
entertain and thrill just a bit by doing
fiipfops, back somersaults and long
leaps over half dozen chairs. Their
comedy is ordinary.
Mary Ann Brown is billed as "that
charming character comedienne from
London town" From the songs she
attempts to sing one would take it
that she is from Watts. limitations of
George M Cohan, Fay Templeton and
Vesta Victoria are still new there, but
not in Los Angeles. 1t might also be
said that Mary Ann suffers somewhat
from an ingrown voice.
Miriam Meredith, the 12-year-old
actress prodigy and her brother Ron
aid who is the only child in the world
today who plays Hamlet with any un-
derstanding of the great role. will
leave in a few days for New York,
where they have offers from several
managers. The children will be ac-
companied by their mother. 1t is pos
sible that the Meredith children will
| appear in London in one of the Froh-
man productions soon to be made
there.
Alphin & Fargo, lessees and man
ayers of the Olympic theater, have
purchased the American theater, San
francisco. A musical comedy organ
ization similar to that now playing In
the Olympic will be presented shortly
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