Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30

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MASON-William IL. Crane viii
come to this theater Monday evening
for a week as Lemuel Morewood IN
George Ade's comedy, Father and the
Boys" The story deals with a man
who has toiled all his life to amass
fortune. Building up a business Tor
his sons, he finds that in the mean
time they have outgrown his old-IaSh-
ioned ideas in some startling partlcu-
lars. As a heroic measure the old man
quits his business and proceeds to
show the callow youth how surpris-
ingly wild a dsperate father can be.
Before many wild oats are streWn the
sons decide to return to business, ana
strange to saw. the old man does. too.
Mr.. Crane may be expected to invest
the character of Morewood with not
little JUNCTION and charm. His sup
port includes Margaret Dale, Louis
Massen, Percy Brooke, Forrest orr,
Sidney Blair Elsa Payne, Vivian Mar
tin, Mildred Beverly and Adele Clark
BURBANK-"All on Account of
Eliza will be the last of the current
stock revivals at this playhouse. Fol-
lowing this week Cameo Kirby will
open the series of newer plays. Leo
Ditrichstein made Eliza moderately IA
nous, after having fired the query
Are You d Mason?" at a waiting
world. In the little hamlet of Hemlock,
n. Y, a school teacher is befriended
by the chairman of the board of trus-
tees. Very soon all the eligible men
in the village (and by suspicion some
who arent are at her feet. She does
not spurn them, but the village gossips
do spurn her. Scandal goes up in a
dirigible and finally the young woman
is seen in the embrace of a strange
man, who, like the villain in Charles
X. Harris After the Ball" dutifully
turns out to be her brother. But the
trustee remains faithful and the truth
comes out in the last act, after the
good fashion of all typical farce. Miss
Nordstrom and Mr.. Mestayer will have
the leading roles this afternoon.
BELASCO-The play which intro
duced us to genial George Broadhurst
as a serious playwright-"TheM Man of
the Hour"-will have its first stock
production Monday night 1t will also
inaugurate the season of Broadhurst
plays at the Belasco. Lewis S. Stone
will play the young reformer who
keeps his oath and antagonizes friend
and foe in the interests of the people
who elected him. James Corrigan, a new
actor here, will play Boss Horrigan,
who introduced the people to his own
Nemesis, and William Yerance will be
the happy Irish politician. Phelan.
Miss Magrane will play Dallas Vain
wright and the other roles will be
Variously distributed. Miss Eileen Err
rol, formerly of THE Roundup and
THE Lion and the Mouse" is another
addition to the company. Stage Man
ager Andrews will be in the cast and
will be assisted by Author Broadhurst
in directing the production. Scenic
Artist Brunton has tried to outdo
his own creditable record in scenery
and the opening is awaited with in
trest
MAJESTIC-"The Virginian," owen
Wister and Kirke La Shelles dramati-
zation of the formers wyoming ro-
nance, will be seen for one week, be-
ginning tonight The cowboys and the
women of the west are pictured as
rough, wholesome folk, living against
picturesque background of cattle
ranges, rocky passes and blazing camp
fires. The hero is a bold, handsome
chap with a touch of deviltry in his
makeup {and what hero has not?), but
with ideals and a brave heart. He has
gambled and lived recklessly, and of
these things the Puritan heroine takes
due and searching account before she
consents to marry him. In a mea-
sure, this play is Il romantic comedy
version of the same theme which runs
through MoOdy's THE Great Divide =
Less psychological, it is a franker melo-
drama. If the tradition of Kirke La
Shelle's name is preserved by the
management, the company should be
good one.
oRPHEUM-At Mondays matinee
Franklyn Underwood and Frances
Slosson will present their playlet,
"Dobbs' Dilemma" Mr.. Underwood
has been leading man for Florence
Roberts, Nance O'Neil and Katherine
Grey on their coast tours The Basque
quartet, in Tyrol costumes and with
appropriate scenery, will offer selec-
tions from grand opera. They have
sung together since 1908. Belle Davis,
with her "Crackerjacks' Will be seen
in southern dances and pastimes As
a "coon shouter," Miss Davis is said
to be at her best while singing He
Certainly Was Good to Me" Her act
scored heavily in Europe. Nine Pan
ita from Cologne plays solos on the
flute, a welcome novelty in vaudeville.
Fox and Foxes circus includes
trained ponies. dogs and cats. and
makes a special appeal to the children.
Alice Lloyd has some new songs, and
with the McNaughtons, the Permanes
and new pictures, the bill is complete.
GRAND-"The Wizard Of the Nile
will be the vehicle of the Ferris Hart
man company, beginning this after
noon, This Smith Herbert musical
comedy served Frank Daniels agree
ably as a starring play and is a favor
ite for revival with the Hartman com
pany. A henpeCked Egyptian king a
few thousand years ago decided to
punish a Persian wizard by name XII
bOsh, who oyerplayed his hand in
bringing about d belated rise of the
Nile. At least, so the plot AYERS, and
we are not disposed to doubt it. The
Kibosh Will be put upon Ferris Hart
man, not without some difficulty, and
Catherine Edmond, the new prima
donna, will sing the role of Cleopatra,
the princess who knows naught of
love" Miss Edmond has won many
friends by her local singing and has
also several European triumphs to her
credit. The rest of the company will
fill roles of varying Importance and
the chorus may not be overlooked.
Los NGELES-Professor Albers'
troupe of trained polar bears will
ponderously and playfully headline Sui
livan & Considine's new bill Monday
afternoon. There are ten of them. and
the boast is made that they are the
only vaudeville performers of their
kind in America. After. the Saturday
matinee the professor win feed the
bears in full view Of the audience,
which should be an inspiring sight
Jimmy Wall is a minstrel man who