Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-31
GRANO OFFERS SONG
AND DANCE MIXTURE
The Maid and the Mummy Pre-
Sents Some Clever Feat
ureS and Pretty Girls
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dances, Out d lASlbh1CA liam
does not lumber along. The program
calls the affair q musical comedy, but
it is more like a Kaleidoscope melange
of dances running from clog to a
classic and songs from ragtime TO
near-opera. Here and there may be
found some comedy, but it is introduced
in such a peculiar fashion that 1t
seems almost out of place. Oh story
there is none, or at least 1t is so thln
and struggling story that it amounts
to nothing But there is much 10
enjoy in 1.-THE Maid and the Mummy"
The singing is we'll DONE the dances
cleverly executed, the principals are as
usual artistic and the chorus pretty
and well costumed.
Richard earle is responsible for the
book and lyrics of 1.-THE Maid and the
Mummy" Now Richard earle is
clever actor, a good comedian, ana
when on the stage knows how to make
people laugh. But he hasn't q very
clear conception of what makes people
laugh. He wrote the rst act of THE
Maid and the Mummy locating the
scene in curio shop In Fifth avenue,
New York In order to make comedy
Mr.. earle introduced a lunch counter
or delicatessen sideboard in the same
shop. What relatiaon there is between
antiques and groceries is beyond me.
Maybe it's the butter furnishes it.
Those jokes Mr.. Hartman Is able to
spring while standing behind the coun-
ter are good but hardly apropos of the
locality. 1t would seem that better
use of good comedy might be made.
Something similar might be said of
portions of the second act.
Everybody in the cast saving three
or four whose dignity forbids such
thing, dance. Walter De Leon is the
hardest working of the whole lot, how
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is worn out. To his credit it may be
said that his labors bring him much
applause and encores numerous. Mr.
De Leon plays the part of Bolivar
and later the Mummy, but anybody
who knows De Leon knows he cannot
be a mummy any time, anywhere, any
place. He gets over being a mummy
as soon as possible. Ferris Hartman
is the impecunious curio dealer once
a theatrical manager. He seems less
good than in previous roles. Myrtle
Dingwall sings and acts the role Of
a wealthy inventors daughter in a
most acceptable manner Josie Hart in
a ''hobble" gown which must make
women envious, appears as an actress
in search of a husband, back pay or
damages because of breach of promise.
''Muggins" Davies is a love-sick street
urchin who spends her time reading
erotic novels and eating piclkles-a sort
of Mary MacLane stunt. She sings a
song or two and dances all over the
place in her own burlesque way, which
pleases the audience.
The chorus is to be complimented
for it's efforts. One or tive of their
songs and a double octet song and
dance in the first act please immense
ly. A Spring Song" dance by eight
chorus girls CARRIED in the flowing Gre
clan robes remins one so much of Maud
Allan. Sha was good.
1.-THE Eternal Three" is beginning its
third week at the Burbank theater.
new play can do one big week just
because it is new. 1t may even run
two weeks before the novelty wears
off, but when it gets into it's third
week it is a sure sign that it possesses
real merit. The cumulative effect up
on the audiences, favorable or adverse,
will soon get the word around town
as to whether or not it is worth see
ing, and the fact that the Burbank
business keeps ever on the up grade
speaks for itself. Marjorie Rambeau's
thrilling second actor 1t is her act
almost eXciusively-never fails to
bring a dozen or more curtain calls,
and the sparkling comedy of the re-
mainder of the play, with the serious
drama running steadily throughout,
keeps the interest close to the very
last speech. A. Byron Beasley, Grace
Travers, Howard Scott, David Lam
dau, David Hartford, Peter Lang.
Louise Royce, II. S. Duffield and
Florence Oberle have seldom had more
congenial roles in all their experience
with stock productions.
Since the first performance of "The
Blue Mouse" the Belasco theater has
been unable to accommodate the
throngs that have wanted a chance to
view the diverting antics of Paulette
Divine, the Blue Mouse, and her stage
companions. With just the proper
amount Of theatrical spice added to
the Fitch lines and situations 1.-THE
Blue Mouse" is a hilarious affair." with
scarcely let-up in the fun from the
first rise Of the curtain to it's final
drop.
Eleanor Gordon's capacity for fine
comedy is splendidly manifested in
1.-THE Blue Mouse" and no more skill
full handling of the dangerous part of
Paulette Divine than she gives can be
imagined.
Lewis S. Stone has never given a
more thoroughly consistent perform
ance than his portrayal of the young
private secretary in 1.-THE Blue Mouse"
Instead of playing it like a stage
Romeo, Stone makes the character a
sedate young man, bespectacled and
SOnUGT-ClOIn6u. Inc COIlIIdSI DGIWe6u
his impersonation and that of the
lively, volatile Paulette as given by
Miss Gordon is the basis for three acts
Of unalloyed Joy.
The new Sullivan & Considine bill
which opens at the Los Angeles thea
ter this afternoon is unusually attrac-
tive, and contains two splendid fea-
lures, both new and novel. The first
and most important offering of the
new program is Martini and Maxmil-
liam, two extremely comical burlesque
illusionists. Their act is far away
from the conventional lines offered
by the stereotyped magician. Another
excellent act is Nine. Jenny and her
miniature circus of wonderfully trained
Persian Angora cats and amusing per-
forming monkeys. This is the only
act of its kind on the vaudeville stage
Other numbers on the new bill are
Hallen and Hayes, two real fun
makers; Hughes Musical trio of YER
satile instrumentalists; the athletic
collegians, Leonard, Louie and Gill
lette; Lester and Moure and the new
comedy motion pictures.
Ferris Hartman has decided to give
as the fourth production of the present
season at the Grand opera house a re-
vival of Henry w. Savage's musical
comedy, woodland" This forest fan
tasy is the "Chantecler" of musical
plays, and was produced long before
Rostand's strange play. 1t was by al
odds the most satisfying and substan-
tial success of Hartmans last season
at the Grand, when it was given fol