Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20

George Broadhursts newest play, The
Garden Of Lies The piece is founded
on Justus Miles Formans story of the
same name, although i'm making the
stage version Mr.. Broadhurst has sup
piled an entirely different ending to
the story-and it is an ending that viii
strike the fancy of every theatergoer.
THE Garden of Lies is one of the Be
lasco company's most ambitious efforts,
and the production is expected to prove
one of the real events Of the current
theatrical year.
BURBANK-To introduce Miss Mar
iorie Rambcau. his new leading woman.
to Burbank theater patrons, Manager
oliver Morosco has elected Israel
ZangwiUs pleasant comedy, Merely
Mary Ann in which Miss Rambeau
will make her local debut this after
noon, the play continuing through the
week with a matinee performance Sat
urday Perhaps no more fortunate
selection could have been made, as
Mary Ann, the character created both
in the United states and England by
Eleanor Robson is one of Miss Ram
beau's favoritcs. Indeed it was her
playing Of this part that induced Mr.,
Morosco to engage her for the Bur
bank company. Thus she will make
her first appearance here under the
most happy auspices and competent OBJ
servers of her work in other cities
predict for her a speedy triumph. She
is young, pretty, possessed Of abuh-
dant vitality and talented: rather un-
der medium height and with a charm
ing, girlish figure. Moreover despite
her youth, she has had long stage
experience having made her first ap-
pearance behind the footlights when
she was only 12 years of age
"Merely Mary Ann" is Zangwill at
his best. The story revolves about a
young girl who comes to London from
one Of the country shircs and finds
works as a slavey i'm "A second-Class
lodging house. Here she performs the
most menial tasks, and here she meets
Mr.. Lancelot, a struggling composer,
finding her greatest happiness in wait
ing upon him and his friends Then,
unexpectedly. she falls heiress to half
a million pounds. The money sep
arates her from friends and 1t is six
years before she next meets the man
who had meant so much to her i'm
her earlier life. In the end. however,
they do meet and the heress again
becomes Merely Mary Ann" to Lance
lots intense surprise and great de-
light
\. Byron Beasley will play the young
composer and all the faVortes of the
Burbank organization Will be suitably
cast, The offering should be one Of
the most popular of the Burbank's sea-
SON
GRAND-Ferris Hartman and his
merry associates will this week. COM
mencing with the matinee today use
as a musical funmaking vehicle Frank |
Daniels notable music and laughing |
success, "The Office Boy In all Of his |
lengthy career as a musical comedy star
Daniels never had a faster or more |
thoroughly entertaining musical play
with which to exploit his abilities as
4 laugh maker than "The Office Boy"
This applies i'm a goodly measure to
Ferris Hartman The play itself
abounds in a delightful confusion Of
last and ludicrously nonsensical say
ings throughout all Of which serve TO
make it fun show without a speed
limit. Combined with this most es-
sential element "Thc Office Boy" con
tains an exceptional number of catchy
musical numbers OF the sort that are
over the coffee the next morn
ing. /
Following THE Office Boy" the