Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11

Keen observer, Is MI, BrOOkSt anu d
shreWd analyst of theatrical condi-
tions. Therefore it was not long be-
fore he began to appreciate the Los
Angeles stock organizations at their
true worth. Arrived at this state Of
mind, it so happened that Mr. Brooks
actually entered into Il business ar
rangement with the Belasco theater,
an arrangement of marked importance
to local playgoers, and which in itself
indicates an about-face in his attitude
toward the previously hated stock com
pany.
In brief, Mr.. Brooks entered into a
contract with John BlackWood under
which the BelasCO Will be utilized as a
try-out house for plays which will be
seen later in the eastern syndicate
houses as vehicles for exploiting the
ability of syndicate stars. Under this
arrangement several of the best known
American playWrghts are expected to
come here to superintend the produc-
tions of their works: but whether they
come or not the plays will be pro-
duced.
BROADHURST AND MILLER COMING
George Broadhurst will be back with
three new plays, Henry Miller Will
come here to put on three more and
Rida Johnson Young will bring us
two new ones, ''rhe Yellow Streak"
and The Candidate" That much al
ready is assured. Within a few weeks,
the BelascO will offer the first presen-
tation on any stage of Man of the
VaudeVilles," a comedy drama written
by Malcolm Douglas, manager Of the
New Amsterdam theater in New York
and which later will be presented at
that house. The first of the new works
will be the play selected for Lillian
RusselHs use next season and which
will be staged at the Belasco Christ
mas week, when Miss Russell herself
will be playing In Search OF SIM
ner' at the Mason.
Among the Miller productions will
be "The Havoc which has only three
characters and which it is planned to
present with Mr.. Miller, Lewis 5. Stone
and Miss Gordon. The second Miller
offering will be 1.-THE Remittance Man"
The third is still unnamed,
Mr.. Brooks contract was based upon
successful precedent. A year ago last
summer the Shuberts, then insurging
but whose independence was more or
less an empty title, established in Wash
ingtOn a stock company for the eX-
press purpose of trying out new plays.
In that company Elsie Ilsmond, former
ly of the Burbank and more recently
here with Nine. NazimoVa, was a
member The venture proved profit
dDlC DOll III CASH IcCtlpl9 anu ~ "a
perieuce gained.
Following his annual revival of "The
Tovuakcr" at the Grand next week,
| Ferris Hartman will return to the
use of musical comedies which never
before have been seen in stock and
many of which are wholly new to Los
Angeles.
Walter DE Icons new work, "rhe
Campus" will succeed THE Toymak-
er" on the Grand stage. Then unless
present plans are changed will come
MIR. Hamlet of Broadway Eddie
IJ0oys big success which he played at
the Auditorium last year; "Marcelle,' -
i'm which Foy and Louise 4unning APP
pearcd I'm th" east and which never has
been played in Los Angeles; THE Pied
Piper a former De Wolf Hopper We
hicle, also new to the coast, and 1.-THE
Grand MORul" Frank Moulan's comedy
with music which we shall see first
with Hartman i'm the old Moulan role.
These are the first of the Shubert
musical attractions, all of which Fer
rs Hartman has secured for stock pre-
sentation in Los Angeles.