Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
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BELASCO - Commencing Monday
night, the Belasco company will give
William Golfers laughing success,
1.-The Man from Mexico" The piece
is no stranger to local audiences but
each recurring presentation finds the
absurdly ridiculous situations creating
just as much If not greater fun than
before, while the glib-tongued Benja-
min Fitzhugh describes to his confid-
ing and trusting wife, his supposed
visit for thirty days trip to Mexico
in reality spent in jail-to an ever
increasing accompaniment of laughter
on the part of the audiences.
Farces have habit OF coming ana
going but there are few that retain
their popularity and fun creating pos-
sibilitles as does 1.-THE Man from Mex
ico" William Collier has never been
able to find any play so really funny
as this. The Belasco players are al
ways at their happiest moments when
playing farce and THE Man from
Mexico ought to give them extraordi-
narily fine opportunities for some very
delightful entertainment.
Frank Camp win have chance to
prove his worth as a comedian in the
part of Fitzhugh, and while this splen-
did actors local talents have been de-
voted chiefly to the depicting OF stage
villains, in the east he is known to be
an able comedian. Mr.. vivian, MT
Ruggles, Mr. Yerance, Mr.. Applebee
Mr.. Field Mr.. Andrews, Miss Earring
ton, Miss Sullivan. Miss Lewis and tht
others of the Belasco company Will
be found in the cast of 1.-THE Man
from Mexico" while the performance
will serve to introduce Herbert Raw
linson, newcomer to the Belasco
organization.
Following "The Man from Mexico"
the Belasco company will celebrate the
sixth anniversary of the theater's To-
cal career with Claiming Polloek's
play such a Little Queen" as the
offering. The performance will be
eventful as 1t will signalize the re-
turn to the Belasco stage of Lewis 5.
Stone after vacation OF SIX weeks
while Miss Eve Kelly, the new lead
ing lady of the company will be seen
for the first time as the young queen
in Mr. Pollock's play-the role created
in New York by Elsie Ferguson.
BRISTOL PIER-Guests of the ia
vorite out-at-sea hostelry will be
pleased to hear that Carmen Phillips,
who made such decided hit at the
cafe some weeks ago, has been induced
to return to the pier for one more week
before starting east on her yaudeVllle
tour. Her first appearance VIII be
made this afternoon,
Allen Wray the cathedral tenor" is
another headliner. Mr.. Wray has in
jected much life into his act by adding
many light and popular songs to his
extensive classical repertoire. He also
will be heard in duet with Miss Phil
lips.
Glorietta, a singing and dancing SOU
brette has been signed for weeks
engagement at the pier, and Is due TO
arrive from Salt Lake City this morn
ing. to open at the matinee. Other art
lists and theohancaster ladies' orchestra
will make the big cafe an attractive re-
sort during the week from p m. until
midnight
"6alvation Nell" has
crowded the Burbank at every per-
Torrance since it's opening last Sunday
matinee, and will be repeated for an
other week, beginning with the mat
inc. today. There will also be spe-
cial matinee Monday, Labor day There
never has been any play produced by q
stock company that has received sueh
high praise as Salvation Nell" not
even excepting recent remarkable per-
formances at the Burbank, such as
"Paid in Full" Merely Mary Ann"
'The Lion and the Mouse" and others.
Marjorie Rambeau's acting in the title
role has attracted much notice ana
local critics have compared her with
Mrs. Fiske, the famous creator of the
character. A. Byron Beasley' JUST
hack from his vacation, plays the
mart of the repellant Jim Platt, an
intensely human, suffering, sinner,
which takes deep hold down in the con-
seriousness of the audience. The other
principal members of the cast, Myrtle
Vane as the leaCer of the rescue work
in the Salvation Army, David Landau
as the major In the army, Grace TraY-
ers as the woman of the underworld,
Peter Lang as the saloonkeeper, 1Percy
Rronson as his "bouncer," and all the
forty-odd distinctive members of the
company form q composite picture or
sluna life that would Re hard to equal.
Scenieally, the production is remark
able. The first act shows typical
''tough" saloon, and there is not a de-
tail forgotten. The last act shows
souare surrounded by three-story tene-
ments and the Salvation Army head
quarters, and might easily be corner
New York transplanted bodily to
thes Rurbank stage There is a real
community of characters shown in
vivid colors. Altogether it is un-
doubtedly one Of the most Wondertul
productions ever given by stock com
pany anywhere, and rivals the orig
way. Special matinee Friday Admis-
sion day.
GRAND-James J. Corbett's starring
vehicle, "The Burglar and the Lady"
will be given for the first time by
stock organization by the Girton COM
many, for one week, commencing with
thelsuslal matinee today! This play
was written by Langdon Mccormick
and is admirably suited to the talents
of the Girton players, and particularly
the role originally played by Corbett
"Rafflesp and ''Sherloek Holmes"
have been great play successes. THE
Burglar and the Lady is really COM
bination of both, the leading characters
being that of the adventurous gentle-
man burglar Raffles and the shreWd
and cunning detective, Holmes.
In the first act of the piece Raifles,
the gentleman burglar who robs from
the rich that he may benefit the poor
is a guest at the home of Lucy Har-
mon, q wealthy bankers daughter
While being entertained by her he
steals her diamond necklace and sew
eral diamond rings. Sherlock Holmes
assistant Is also at the house, and
while sleuthing Raffles is caught in
the dark by the burglar and hand
cuffed. Near the close of the act the
robbery is discovered and Holmes is
summoned. After looking over the
house and Investigating he announces
his conclusion in the drawing room
that the thief Is still in the house At
this Raffles declares that he Is right
and bringing forth Holmes assistant
whom he has handcuffed, slips two OF
the rings into the detectives pocket
and hands him over as the thief. Then