Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-18

method of restoring his health was
sought. Some brilliant member of the
royal suite thought boxing would pc
lust the right thing. PantZer VINO IS
an expert with the gloves, was called
in. Each day for six weeks he smote
the royal cheek with padded mts anu
threw the royal person all over the
place. The czar got strong and was
pleased Then Painter was offered the
place of official muScle-maker Tor tne
royal household and the entire army.
The contract looked too big for Panther,
so he gracefully but firmly declined
and beat hasty retreat to Paris. An
other potent reason which prompted
the refusal is given by Panther thus:
"Favorites of the czar cause Jealousy
among the royal suite. Some day the
favorite is missing. In other words,
he is put out of the way. I am rather
fond of life, and 1 have yet to see my
thirty-fifth birthday"
By the bye, Panther is a baron. L
have his word, backed up by papers
bearing the seal of the German gov
ernment. Just recently he won a long
legal battle for the restoration of the
title taken from his grandfather in the
students rebellion Of 1S45. Said grand
father was one of the reVolutionists,
and said title was gently but firmly
pared from his name because of it,
Along with the title was taken a valu-
able estate. Painter within the week
has learned that the estate, valued
now at more than 100000 marks, will
be restored to him. He really does not
need the money, for he has dozen
or more houses in London, property in
New York, Paris and Berlin, and is
rated as the richest acrobat in the
world He also has been called the best
acrobat That may and may not be
so. Martin Beck and lot of theater-
goers think so, however.
Formal announcement was made at
the Burbank yesterday afternoon that
Cameo Kirby" will be continued at
that house for a second week begin
ming with the Sunday matinee perform
ance. Sweet Kitty Bellairs" will be
produced February 27.
Max Figman, who is playing at the
Majestic this week in MARY James
Pa" the most successful starring We
hiele he has ever had, received a call
yesterday from David M. Hartford,
director of the Burbank stock company.
With Mr.. Hartford Mr.. Figman went
over the script of "The Substitute" +"
tthe play in which he was seen here
last year, giving Mr.. Hartford an out
line of the business he used in the
play. "The Substitute" will be played
later in the season at the Burbank.
1.-THE Man of the Hour" George
Broadhurst's famous play, which has
been playing to capacity houses for
the past three weeks at the Belasco
theater, will enter upon the fourth
week of its successful run next Monday
night. There will be a special matt
nee of "rhe Man of the Hour" on Tues
day, Washington's birthday, for which
the seats are now ON sale.
Julian Edwards and Stanislaus
STANCE wrote "When Johnny Comes
Marching Home" which the Grand
opera house will present Sunday, some
seasons ago to supply the cry that went
up for a patriotic American comic OPP
era, and the result was a comic opera,
although it might be called comedy
drama with music, with it's scenes laid
in 1865, with many thrilling wartime
scenes and a plentiful display of young
women garbed in the quaint hoopskirts
fthe period. 1t is distinctly different
from anything that the Hartman COM
pany has presented this season. There
will be q matinee Tuesday, Washing
toms birthday The most interesting
feature at the Grand these days is the
finish of the sextet contest, Lillian
leighton and Will Epperley being only
Ia few votes ahead of Carmen Phillips
and Will Harold for first place hon
ors and the prizes.
Leo Cooper, who is playing at the
Los Angeles theater this week, deliv-
cred an interesting lecture before the
Jewish Womens council Wednesday