Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-26
NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE LOCAL PLAYHOUSES

AUDITORIUM-One of the most in
teresting events to take place in this
city will occur at the Auditorium next
Tuesday and wednesday evenings,
when David I<essler's all-star Yiddish
company will present their latest and
most successful plays, including the
greatest sensation of the Yiddish
stage, 1.-THE Jewish Heart" by Joseph
Lateiner. This company Is headed by
the most prominent and we'll known
star of the Yiddish stage, David kess-
ler, who will be supported by his own
aggregation of Yiddish players from his
Thalia theater, New York city. This
company has been pronounced as the
best Yiddish organization en- tour, and
many writers have said through their
newspapers that an interesting as well
as an enjoyable evening can be passed
witnessing a Yiddish play by the above
company by either Jew or Gentlle.
RETASCO-The demand for seats
for "Going Some" that rollicking COM
edy of college boys and cowboys at
the Belasco theater has been so heavy
that the Belasco managers decided to
continue this play of laughter for one
more week. The second and positively
the last week will open Monday night
1t will be impossible to continue this
comedy longer, even if the attendance
warrants it, as the contract calls for
the production of Eugene Walters
play, 1.-The Wolf" next week.
"Going Some" Is one of the most de
lightful comedies of recent years and
the performance being given by the
Belasco company is far above that of
the travelling organization which was
sent out by the Shuberts Charles
RuggleS as J. Wallingford Speed, the
would-be sprinter, scored one of his
big successes. Lewis Stone has cast
aside all the distinguishing character
istics of the leading man and is ap-
pearing as Willie, the cowboy, a bad
man with a record.
The training of Speed, who raced
for the honors of the ranch, is filled
with gun play and seriousness on the
part of the characters, but for two and
a half hours it is frolic of laughter
for the audiences.
URBANK-Richard Bennett. who
will lead the Burbank company next
week in a splendid production of his
greatest character role, Pierre of the
Plains is the representative of a new
school of acting. His methods We're
demonstrated most vividly as John
Shand, which he played in Los An
geles recently in "What Every Woman
Knows" with Maude Adams. Next
season he is to be starred by Charles
Frohman in a new play.
Pierre Is taken from Sir Gilbert Par
ker's story of the Canadian northwest
in the frontier days-"Pierre and His
People" Pierre is a French Canad dian,
superstitious like all his race, and
fatalist down to the ground. He be-
lieves in his "cards," with which he
frequently tells his fortune, and which
he consults in every emergency. He
is a rover, living by his wits, but with
a code of honor as rigid as that of
the greatest moralist, and in carrying
out his idea of what is right. he will
not deviate an inch for anything or
anybody. He is a lovable Vagabond,
and as portrayed by Richard Bennett
he is one of the most romantic char
acters ever depicted.
Next week will also be the farewell
appearance of Harry Mestayer, who
has been with the Burbank company
for half a dozen years. He goes east
shortly to join the forces of Cohan and
Harris.
GRAND-"Lost River" will be the
second melodramatic offering of the
Girton stock company commencing
with the usual matinee today. This
melodrama served as the first sue
cessful starring vehicle for the well
known actor, Paul Gilmore, doing much
toward establishing this young actors
reputation.
The piece will hold any audiences
attention from the start. A number of
finely drawn characters furnish an