Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21

sponsible for the playlet, and with Fred
Ardath, Louis Miller, Rose Mendel,
Bonny Browning and Frankie Preston
to assist him he stages 1t in manner
that pleases all. Ardath is playing
German part this week, forsaking his
red Whiskers and Hibernian brogue,
while Miller speaks the language of the
ould sod.
New costumes. new scenic effects and
new dances help show the chorus off
to Advantage. The particular bright
spot in the musical program is The
Moon Song" sung by Bonny Browning
and chorus. An electric moon on which
the various members Of the company
take turns In flying furnishes very
pretty effect.
1.-THE HaIf-Back," play of college
life depicting incidents occurring on the
eve before the annual football game
between Stanford and the University
of California IS serving the Olympic
players this week. From start to fin
ish there are plenty of laughs, and the
situations which arise from cases of
mistaken identity and other misunder-
standings are made more amusing by
the terse clever dialogue which Pro-
ducer Charles Alphin has put into the
mouths of Jules Mendel and Monte Car
ter. Carter and Mendel appear as un-
dertakers who upon arriving at the
Berkeley campus are mistaken for star
football players whom the : erkeley
team plans to ring" in upon the Stan
ford eleven. Dave Morris is the coach
of the Berkeley football team, while
Walter Spencer perambulates about the
stage bedecked in cardinal as the chief
rooter for the Stanford aggregation.
Margaret Favar and Gale Henry ap-
pear to advantage and Dorothy Ray
T11n FtCr1IY In I,A Ill fID
heart of the Stanford rah rah boy. The
musical numbers have decided COLI
legiate flavor.
When Lillian Russell comes to the
Mason opera house next week, in
Charlotte Thompson's comedy, 'In
Search of a Sinner" Los Angeles the
ater-goers will see the latest Russell
effort before it has been presented in
New York city. After her Chicago hit
in Charlotte Thompsons comedy, eV-
cry effort was made to take Miss Rus
sell into New York for a run, but pre-
vious contracts for Pacific coast tour
prevented. The seat sale for Miss Rus
sells engagement opens tomorrow at
the Mason box office.
Mary Mannering, who is booked for
Christmas week at the Majestic theater,
has not been In Los Angeles since she
played GLORIOUS Betsy" three years
ago. Miss Mannering has a leaning to-
ward women's plays by women writ
ers. GLORIOUS Betsy was by Rida
Johnson Young, and her new play this
season is "A Mans World" by Rachel
Crothers, author of 1.-The Three of U.s."
"The Battle" one of the new plays
which Manager Morosco secured during
his recent trip to the East, will be Civ
en- its first stock presentation at the
Burbank next week. with special
matinee Monday. This Is the piece In
which Wilton Lackaye is still starring
in the east. It is a drama of the clash
between capital and labor, the princi-
pal characters being a millionaire In
dustrial organizer supposed to have
been drawn from the business charac-
teristics of John D. Rockefeller. Charles
Ruggles will make his first appear
ance at the Burbank In this play as
young sport" from the Bowery, the
only comedy character in the drama.
Rehearsa1s of "The Way Out" new
play by Mrs. A. S. Steele and Mrs. H.
c. De Mile, began on the Belasco stage
yesterday morning. This is the play in
tended as a starring vehicle next sea-
son by Miss Lillian Russell, and the
production at the Belasco next Monday
night will be the first on any stage.
The play is in four acts, with its scenes
laid in a small town in New York
state
This is the first of several new pro-
ductions that will be made on the Be-
lasco stage during the coming months.
The play will be staged by special
arrangement with Joseph Brooks and
xlaw & Erlanger.