Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-23

and J. II. Mcdonald, Auda Due, Ger
traude Claire and Grace Rauworth con-
tribute some very good character
studies.
The production is well mounted, espe-
cially the scene in the apple orchard.
where Baxter at the climax of the act
throws the village sport over the bridge
into the creek below.
"a Horse on Hogan" n comedy skit
that ranks among the best laugh-pro
ducers in vaudeville today, will head
the new Sullivan & Considine bill OPEN
ing at the Los Angeles this afternoon.
Other new acts on the program are the
Four Idanias, women acrobats; Fox
and Ward, the minstrel men; Max
York's troupe of trained dogs; Countess
Leontine in a repertoire of songs, and
Edwin Winchester, the musical mon
ologist.
Rehearsals will commence this morn
ing on the Grand stage for Lena
Rivers" which will be given by the
Charles King company next Sunday
afternoon.
Ferris Hartman and his company
opened their engagement at the
Princess theater in San Francisco yes
terday afternoon in Pixley and Luders'
musical success, Woodland"
The final week of the Kolb and Dill
season at the Majestic began last
night, "The Merry Widow and the
DeVil'' being repeated for a third week.
The popular comedians will leave for
Oakland at the end of this week, and
next year will tour under the manage
ment of John Cort. Next week the Ma
jestic will be dark. James x. Hackett
will open June for a limited season,
starting with "The Pride of Jennico."
and later giving Henri Bernstein's
Samson" and Booth Tarkingtons dra-
matized novel Monsieur Beaucaire."
The newcomers at the Orpheum, be-
ginning with the matinee today, will
be headed by Elita Proctor Otis, who
with capable company will present a
funny little sketch, Mrs. Burners
Bun" Anna Laughlin, we'll known in
1.-THE Wizard of OF" and "Babes in
Toyland,' will present some chatter
songs and dances; the Juggling Nor
mans will show the latest in club man.
ipulations, and Marshall Montgomery
will offer ventriloquial stunts as his
quota. VIII Cressy and Blanche Dayne
will offer "Town Hall Tonight" one
of their best liked sketches; and the
might Birds" Lockwood and Mac
Carly and Lancton, Lucier & Co. will
complete the bill with new motion pic
lures.
This will be clever Gladys Lockwood's S
last week on the stage. Upon the
close of her Orpheum engagement next
Sunday she will go east to prepare for
her wedding in New York city in June
to a wealthy Wall street man. Miss
Lockwood smiles when asked particu-
lars. but declares she is done with her
stage. work for good and all.
Lewis S. Stone and his associates of
the Belasco company will play "The
Squaw Man. this week, commencing
with tonight's performance. The pre-
sentation tomorrow night has been Sc
cured by Royal Oak lodge No. 220,
Order Sons of st. George, for the cele-
bration of Empire day by the British
subjects in Southern California.
On account of the really great sue
cess of "rhe Spendthrift' at the Hud-
son theater, New York, where it is
now being played for the eighth week,
with seats selling four weeks in adj
vance. Frederic Thompson is firmly
convinced of the worth of having his
new play tried out by the local Belasco
company. Manager Blackwood has
Just received from Thompson the script
of a new play by Porter Emerson
The play is as yet unnamed. In eX-
planning this, Mr.. Thompson wrote to
Mr. Blackwood: "Read this play of
Brownies over carefully. Your name
The Spendthrift,' has proved so vastly
better than the original title of Waste
that both Browne and myself will be
content to adopt whatever title you
may decide upon for the new piece"
This new Porter Emerson Browne play
will be given at the Belasco theater
during the summer with Mr.. Stone and
the others of the Belasco-Blackwoo
organization.
Frank Healy, who will be recalled
locally as the manager of the San
Francisco opera company that played
a season at the Los Angeles theater
writes to Los Angeles friends that he
has just closed his tour after con-
tinuous season of almost four years
Mr.. Healy is now in Chicago and will
be found with some of the big pro-
ducing managers next season.
From Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel
Can be had the best possible view of
the comet. Trolley cars direct to the
hotel from San Bernardlno.