Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-20
BRADY DESERTS THEATER
TRUST FOR SHUBERTS
Playhouse Situation Throughout
Country viii Be Radically
Changed
BY SHIRLEY OLYMPUS

w over to the Shuberts, the in
dependents of the theatrical
world The consideration Mr.. Brady
received for deserting the Klaw & Err
lander syndicate Is said to be 100000
cash and a theater in New York. a
brief telegram sent yesterday to u. b.
Doyle by Mr. Brady gave the outline
of the deal which has been pending for
several weeks. Mr. Doyle is manager
in-advance of the Grace George COM
pany and Mr.. Brady's personal repre-
sentative in the west at the present
time. The Shuberts and Brady have
Incorporated jointly company with
s5,0000O0 capital stock with Mr. Brady
as president; Lee Shubert, vice-presi-
dent and j. ]. Shubert as secretary
treasurer.
Under Mr.. Brady's direction there are
at present seventeen stars. He owns
close to fifty plays and IS rated one
of the most dominating producing man
ayers in the mimic world. His leaving
the syndicate for tho Independents is
telling blow and wpl alter the theat-
rlcal situation all over the United
States 1t may even bring about the
end Of the despotic reign of the syn
dicate which has dominated the situa-
tion. for years, and has eontrolied
nine-tenths OF the theaters in the
United States. as well as large ma
JOiAAN VI Niip PioSSt l'Ae'J ~-7 4- -
producers.
The Shuberts, who have been fight
ing the theatrical trust for several
years, are now placed In position
where they will be able to keep all
the tAeaters they control open every
week in the year, while the syndicate
will have to scramble for plays. Re-
Gently the Shuberts gained control or
chain of flrst-class theaters in the
New England states. Every day or
so they are putting Klaw & Erlanger
to rout.
The key to the situation is not in
tie hands of Klaw & Erlanger or tho
shuberts, however, but is held by John
'Iort Of Seattle, who controls theaters
from Chicago to Seattle and from there
TO Los Angeles. If Mr.. Cort goes over
to the Shuberts--aud there is great
probability of it-I<law & Erlanger
n will be relegated to a second position.
IF Cort allies himself with tho Shu-
berts the Auditorium or the Majestic
might be made the chief. theater for
Shubert attractions In any event,
there will be a marked change locally
before next fall Wise ones are saying
somebody is going to get caught In a
desperate game of "freeze-out."
Those who happened into the Los
Angeles theater yesterday afternoon
were twice treated by a superlatively
good vaudeville bill from top TO bottom,
and an extra number the singing act
of Frances White. a dainty little miss.
who captivated everybody by her sweet.
girlish charm and native simplicity.
Miss White made as big a hit as Pei
ham, the hypnotist and that's going
some. Since she appeared at the Los
Angeles a few days ago she has
changed her act, until now 1t is worthy
of any vaudeville audience In America.
When she walked out on the stage the
audience rose TO her, because she is
different than any other singer who has
over appeared in Los Angeles. Encore
after encore was her portion. The au-
dience showed plainly that more of
her brand of entertainment is what
pleases the public.
Pelham, the hypnotist, is only one of
the good portions of the bill. His ex-
hibition would be uncanny If II were
not so humorous at times. One looks
on in Mortified amazement when Pei
ham makes the blood leave sub
1ect's hand. Great power has this hyp-
notist-almost too great.
Pero and Wilson's turn, a mixture Of
singing end Juggling. opens the bill.
1t is a departure from the usual and
worthy of the unstinted applause given.
n Frances White followed Pero and VIII
son. She sang by the Light of the
Silvery Moon" "Toodles" and Splash
Me-" the last named In dainty bath
ing costume. to the immense satisfac-
tion of everybody.
Pete Baker, monologist. yodler, sin
ger, dancer and general entertainer,
made an instant hit. He is one of the
old-timers, yet his material is new and
clever.
Dolph and Susie Levino's act is an
other out-of- the e-ordinary bits OF vau
deville. 1t opens like a sketch, with
witty dialogue. then becomes n musical
turn with Dolph Levino playing a
harp and his wife singing pretty
southern ditty AS a finale Dolph
draws excellent crayon portraits while
Susie sings.
Abbie Mitchell has a soprano voice
of quality. She sings with dramatic
intensity and rare sweetness. Her
vocal range is great and her tones true
and we'll placed.
The Balton troupe of women acrobats
have nothing to be ashamed of. They
are worth seeing, and are in many re-
spects far better than many men in
similar lines of entertainment.
a Taken by and large, the Los Ange-
les bill is one WHICH should not be
missed.
George Broadhurst gained famo
through farce comedies, one of them
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