Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
STOCK ACTING BUGABOO
IS PRETTY LUCIA MOORE
Coast Favorite Glad No Longer to
Have Different Part
Each Week

ITO use the term stock to me is
like waving the traditional red flag
before the proverbial bull" says pretty
Lucia Moore, the charming Mrs.
Wright of Rida Johnson Young's
most successful comedy 1.-THE Lottery
Man." which opens at the Majestic
theater Monday afternoon next. II
don't suppose any woman on the stage
has played more stock roles than L
have during my thespian career. 1
haven't been in San Francisco since
my days at the Alcazar when it was
down on O'Farrell street long previous
to the fire. In those days it was no
novelty for us when we had a travel
ing star to do two and sometimes
three new plays a week, and you can
rest assured we were letter perfect in
every one.
Some of my happiest days were
spent on the coast. 1 was leading
woman at Ye Liberty in Oakland for
two years and at the Baker in Port
land for a like period, with my AL
cazar engagement sandWiched in be-
tween. 1t was while l was at the
Baker In Portland that Henry B. Har-
ris saw and selected me for "On the
Eve" which, I regret to say, proved
a failure in New York, although my
part was one of the most attractive
l ever played. However, 1 have no
regret in the matter, as it was through
seeing me in 'On the Eve that Mr..
Lee Subert selected me to play Mrs.
Wright in The Lottery Man. which
part L now assume for some six
months, and which, after my long
Grind of bill a week and sometimes
ofterner, seems almost too good to be
true"
David Belasco will present Frances
Starr for weeks engagement at the
Mason opera house, with Wednesday
and Saturday matinees, beginning
next Monday No play in recent years
has created SO much discussion as "The
Easiest Way" For over a year it
was presented at the Belasco theater
In New York to crowded houses. Miss
Starr's Interpretation of the character
of Laura Murdoch won unstinted
praise and perhaps no actress on the
American stage is so well qualified by
physical gifts and temperament to in
terpret that difficult role. "The Easiest
Way" depicts that aspect of New York
life which is concerned with the trag-
edy of those women who are so welded
to luxury that they will pay any price
for its enjoyment. The production here
is to be made upon the same elab-
crate scale that characterized its New
York presentation. The seat sale opens
this morning at 8 o'clock.
M. Meyerfeld, jr., of the Orpheum
circuit has returned from Europe with
the announcement that more than 300
foreign acts never seen in this country
are booked for the Orpheum circuit
this season. This is made possible by
the recent Orpheum affiliations with
the Vaudeville Controlling syndicate
abroad, IN which Mr.. Meyerfeld and
Martin Beck are the controlling pow
ers. Asked about the rumors of war
among the vaudeville magnates of the
east Mr.. Meyerfeld said:
I'VE believe in peace and look for
1t and expect it. We see no clouds
on the horizon. But if any one should
step on our toes, it is not likely that
Mr.. Beck and myself would receive
the action in peace and calmness
That's all 1 can say"
Which may or may not be consider
able.
Edward Trevor, a well known eastern
actor whose career during the past ten
years has been under the Frohman and
Shubert arrangements, arrived in Los
Angeles yesterday to play special en-
gagement with the Belasco company.
Mr. Trevor's first appearance will be
made in "Such q Little Queen" the
Charming Pollock comedy that will be
used to celebrate the return from his
vacation of Lewis S. Stone, as we'll as
the sixth anniversary of the Belasco.