Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
The Theaters

n Hartman to the couple in the
IA "Florodora" sextette which re-
ceives the greatest applause.
AS the Tell Me, Pretty Maiden"
number is completed the maiden and
her partner walk across the stage.
The couple receiving the greatest
amount of applause and the greatest
number of votes on popularity will be
given prizes-the man a handsome
| watch fob and the girl a necklace.
Ballots for the contest will be distrib-
uted with the program, and will be
received in boxes when the audience
leaves the theater. Those who COM
pose the "Florodora', sextette are
Evelyn Abbott and Jack Martin, Ame-
| lie Hansen and Onslow Stevenson, Car
men Phillips and Will Harrod, Dixie
Blair and Leonard Bowes, Geneo Gem
try and Lester Mote, Lillian Leighton
and William Epperley.
| The seat sale for the second weeks s
run is already assuming record pro-
| portions. For tonight the Fraternal
Brotherhood has taken the entire lower
! floor.
|
George Broadhurst's play 1.-THE Man
of the Hour" continues to attract ca
pacity audiences to the Belasco the
| ater et every performance, and last
/ night the management of the Belasco
| announced that the play would enter
upon the third week of its uninterrupt-
ed run Monday night. For two weeks
| it has been necessary to remove the
orchestra from the pit in order to gain
space for extra seats. Miss That's Ma
| Crane will remain in the role OF Dallas
wainwright until the close of the pres
ent run of the play. The remainder
of the cast for the third week will be
the same.
Following tonight's performance of
"The Ringmaster' at the Burbank an
all-night rehearsal of "Cameo Kirby
hearsal ever called since the present
company was organized, more than
! six years ago Cameo Kirby opens
the new play season at Manager Oliver
Morosco's Main street theater, during
which a protracted series of success
full plays new to stock will be pre-
| Sented.
The Morosco- -Belasco enterprises yes
terday secured the Pacific coast rights
to Medill Patterson's sensational play,
"a Little Brother of the Rich" In
| this piece Mr.. Patterson presents a
terrific arraignment of the smart
set" It's characters were readily rec
ognizable as having been drawn from
| PERSONS we'll hliONl III LIiC SOCldl llLG
| of Chicago and New York,
Max Figman, who comes to the
Majestic theater next week in his
latest comedy success, MARY Jane S
Pa" is collaborating with Beulah M,
Dix on a new play of California life.
Miss Dix wrote 1.-The Substitute,
which Mr.. Figman played last season
and which will be seen in few weeks
at the Burbank
Fannie Ward and her company will
soon be on the Orpheum circuit. She
! is the famous beauty who has recently
returned to the stage after life of
luxury and matrimony in England.
Otis Harlan recently broke into
vaudeville from the legitimate via the
| sketch route in Chicago. The sketch
was a frost, but Harlan is still doing
! two a day with monologue and is
a hit.
Valadon, the magician recently at
! the Orpheum here, has new Illusion,
worked along the lines of disappear
ance of a body suspended in mid-air.
1t is making a sensation in the east.
Lottie Williams jumped from New
York to Spokane to open on Orpheum
| Time III J4ulllullb lDoS AAS'
"On Stony Ground"
When William Morris reopened
Harry Lauder in Chicago, Julian El-
tinge, considered by many the real
headliner of the show, wasn't on the
bills. This may be because Morris had
| other use for him; because, as report
has it. he has quit Morris, or because,
as was rumored here, Lauder was
Jealous of Eltinge. Anyhow, the bill
ran without Eltinge.
Amelia Bingham has finished a
vaudeville season in Paris and has re-
! s11med her tour in England, giving
"Great Moments from Great Plays
Heeley and Meeley, whose odd names
and slapstick comedy are remembered
in their past Orpheum days, are now
the one "big scream" in London. There
| is no accounting for tastes, it seems. F,
| julius Steger who is now in San
Francisco. will, when he reaches the
local Orpheum, present a sketch by
Miss Ruth Comfort Mitchell of this
CITY. 1t is called 1.-THE Way to the
Heart" and is an adaptation from the
German. Mr.. Steger still sings.
one of the big song hits in Marie
CahilIs production of "The Boys and
Bettyi' which is to be seen at the
Mason next week, is called Whoop
La La" 1t tells the story of the VISIT
of an unsophisticated country girl to
New York and describes the ERECT the
white lights of Broadway have on her
limited understanding.