Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-06
FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
SCORES ON STAGE
Husband Writes the Plays and Wife
Stars-New Sketch by Eva
Taylor and Lawrence
Grattan Is Due

| II you want to be the real money
maker in vaudeville, be a star, let your
| husband write your sketches and util-
| ize him as your leading man. Thus
! you keep royalties and salaries right
| in the family, get a vehicle admirably
suited to your talents, and have a new
one any old time your husband has a
good idea.
That is the system pursued by Eva
Taylor, now at the Orpheum. Her
husband Is Lawrence Grattan, ster-
| ling player and a skilled writer. Last
season he was his wife's leading man in
the Frohman farce, "Chums," which
they played in vaudeville. But Miss
Taylor likes to have at least one new
play a year, and so, when "Chums"
was shelved, she and her husband con-
ferred over this years necessities.
Mrs. Jones' -Smith-Carey was the
first playlet from Mr.. Grattan's pen,
and Los Angeles is seeing 1t this week.
"Dreamona," the second, will be pre-
sented next week. As 1t has been
played over the circuit elsewhere al
ready while Mrs. Jones' Smith Carey"
was giving its premiere only a month
ago. But the latter has proved even
a greater laughing hit than Dream
ona" and Miss Taylor generally gives
it first in a city.
king Dodo," the first attraction on
the John Cort list to come to Los An
geles this season, will open a weeks
engagement at the Majestic theater
Sunday night, the seat sale opening
this morning. Eleanor Kent, prima.
donna with the Edgar Temple opera
company at the Auditorium two years
ago; Zoe Barnett, a Los Angeles girl
whose first stage experience was with
IL 90 ufy m in Oft
and William Friend are cast in the
principal roles. Another local favorite
in the company is Will H. West.
Miss Frances Nordstrom has placed
herself under the instruction of Charles
Eyton, business manager of the Bur-
bank theater and physical culturist
Mr. Eyton agreeing TO develop the
Nordstrom muscle sufficiently to enable
the actress to do her "Curfewshall
not-ring- tonight stunt in THE Heart
Of Maryland" next week with conf
dence and impunity.
Owing to the popular success
achieved by the Relldn Yiddish players
at the Mason, their engagement has
been extended two nights, Thursday
and Friday, when they will be seen
respectively in the Jewish Hamlet"
and the Jewish king Lear" This or
ganization is considered the best Of
its kind that has ever appeared in this
city and the Jewish population has re
sponded enthusiastically in its at
tendance.
Owing to the special Lauder matinee
on Friday afternoon, the Symphony
orchestra concert, with Arnold Krauss
as soloist, will be postponed one week
and take pace at the auditorium Fri
day afternoon, January IA, at o'clock.
The resevred seat sale will open next
Monday at the box office, Bartlett
Music company.
Harry LADDERS first performance will
be given tonight at the Auditorium.
The Green Woman" was last nights
offering by the Relkin players at the
Mason.
Branch O'Brien, general manager for
Louis James, is Los Angeles visitor.
Through a Window continues to
crowd the BeIasco and notwithstand-
ing the popular approval of Mrs. An
dreWs' play, the piece will be taken
off Sunday night to make room for
the Messrs. De Miles comedy, THE
Genius" in which n. c. Goodwin re-
Gently appeared. Mrs. Andrews will
attend the matinees of Through q
window" today and Saturday and will
hold a reception at the conclusion of
the play for the purpose Of greeting
her numerous local friends.
Lewis Stone and his fellow players
of the Belasco organization attended
the performance of "Forty-five Min
utes from Broadway" at the Majestic
theater yesterday afternoon for the
purpose Of familiarizing themselves
with the business" of the Cohan
piece, which will have a place in the
Belasco play schedule at a very early
date.