Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06

Klaw & Erlanger's production OF
"'rhe Round Up" will be the attraction
at the Mason opera house the week
of March IA.
When Lew Dockstader, during his
spring tour under the management OF
the Shuberts. cannot find either a the
ater or town hall in which to play, he
will emulate Sarah Bernhardt and
play under canvas in the southern
states To expedite the shows under
canvas Dockstader has enlisted the
services of Lee Williams, an old cir
Gus manager
Frank Belcher, the well known BARI
tone, has an important part I'm Henry
b. Harris musical comedy, "A Sky
lark"
Mr.. and Mrs. Daventry," a play
credited to both Oscar Wilde and
Frank Harris. recently was given it's
initial performance at the Haekett
theater New York Following are
some of the newspaper "pannings' the
play received:
The sun: 1T hasn't a flash. It Is
just deadly dull, windy, Illogical am
ateurish'
failures that would have been pitiful
if 1t had not been 80 ludicrous"
The Tribune; Here Is another driv-
cling, dirty. dull and disgusting play.
1t Is acted by players who may, with
perseverance and due time. win dis
tinction in amateur theatricals."
The Evening Post: Both the play
and Interpretation were tiresome, dis
agreeable and futile"
The Evening Telegram: 1.-THE play
is thoroughly unpleasant, with some
redeemng touches"
At Providence, r. l., last week the
first performance in English of Henri
Bernstei's drama. "Baccarat," with
an American company headed by
Madame Marietta Oily, was given.
The play by the author of "The Thief"
Sampson and Israel" was doubly in
teresting, for it not only marked the
premier of Il drama which has at
tracted attention in every capital of
Europe, but the first appearance in
English of Madame Oily, who is be-
lieved TO be destined to occupy a po-
sition Oh our stage as that of her dis
tinguished predecessors from Europe
who have established themselves in
this country, namely Modieska, Rhea,
Janauschek and Nazimoya.
The members of the New theater
company are deep in the rehearsals of
linck play which is to receive its pre-
mier on the night of March a. This
Is the drama with music in which Edith
Wynne Matthison will make her debut
as a member of the organization. In
connection with Sister Beatrice" the
fourth act of Ibsen's Brandt will be
presented. This scene epitomises the
entire play and is frequently given as
forepiece to dramatic productions.
1t has, however, never been presented
on this side of the Atlantic. A great
deal of interest attaches to it.
Rehearsals of the Manhattan COM
pany which will support Mrs. Fiske in
the production of Ibsen's "Pillars of
Society have commenced at the Cri-
terion theater, New York city, under
the personal direction of Harrison Grey
Fiske and Mrs. Fiske.
Again has Martin Beck done the un-
expected and has induced Elbert Hub
bard to begin a vaudeville career. Fra
Elbertus will not be required to act or
sing or carry message to Garcia or
anything more strenuous than talking.
Beginning March IA at the Majestic
i'm Chicago. he will give Heart TO
Heart Talks to those of his "fioek'
who patronize vaudeville and as he is
brilliant and original talker as well
strong drawing card.
"a mother right out of an ld-fash-
ioned story book is Henrietta Crosman
lin private life Mrs. Maurice Camp
bell: a golden haired, sweet faced
woman who is as good a housekeeper
and home maker as she is an act
ress," says Woman's Home Compan-
ion for March. when she is in New
York MIS-. Campbell hurries right home
from the theater that she may be up
early in the morning to be with that
boy of hers. She spends as many hours
as possible with him when the ext
gencies of her profession make it pos
sible.
AN old nurse plays an important
part i'm the Campbell household. She
it is who has charge of the little boy
when the mother is away. The boy
his right bringing up and his educa-
ton are the things nearest the actress
heart"
Miss Bertha Galland. who has just
brought her tour in THE Return to
Eve" to a close, has accepted for early
production new play by an American
author.