Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17
The Theaters

IN HE contest now being waged
among the couples taking part in
- the Florodora seXtet is making
things real interesting back of the
Grand stage for the show girls con-
cerned and others playing in this big
revival. The following is a little of
the conversation between these pretty
tell me- maidens, which affords no
little amusement for the stage hands
lettering in the green room between the
acts.
Dixie-"Well, 1 haven't tried overly
hard to get votes. 1t keeps me busy
doing my work right and studying my
next weeks part
Evelyn-"Now, if this was in Chicago,
where I was known, there would be
absolutely nothing to it, but then I'm
not local girl and so I don't expect
to win"
Amelia-"Oh, what's the use talking
that way. I'm not known here either,
but then I'm going to win this contest
yet"
Geno, to Lillian, jealousy-"Who
were those friends of yours in the box
tonight giving you the hand and doing
all the boosting. Some of your local
friends, suppose" =.
Lillian, haughtily-"Is that so? Don't
you think the people don't know real
artist when they see one?"
Carmen-"Oh, forget tits time to
go on
And here they take up their cue and
smile at each other on the stage in
way that the audience would imagine
they were brought up together.
In the meantime Manager kaVa-
naugh is busy keeping the board show
ing the relative standing of the couples
chalked up, Lou Spalding having al
ready taken the count, while Ferris
Hartman just sits back and laughs.
Now the stage hands have got the
fever and keep busy making new odds
and betting their next weeks salary on
the probable winner. AS the contest
now stands Lillian Leighton and VIII
liam Epperley are still leading Carmen
Phillips and Will Harold by a small
margin, while the other four couples
are still running neck and neck in the
contest 1t will close Saturday night
with the final curtain of 'Florodora,
but then there's no telling what Will
happen between now and Saturday
night.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Hartman
and his associates will give the splendid
wartime comic opera. when Johnny
Comes Marching Home"
Frederic Belasco was in Los Angeles
for a few hours yesterday and was
closeted during the whole of his stay
with oliver Morosco. Business matters
connected with the Morosco-Belasco
enterprises were under discussion and
as a result of the conference it is likely
that a seventh stock house Will be
added to the chain under Morosco-Be
asco direction within a month.
Mr.. Belasco left town last night, but
will return Saturday to take charge of
rehearsals of "Sweet Kitty Bellairs, y
David Belasco's comedy, which will
follow "Cameo Kirby" at the Burbank
theater
The seat sale for Rose Melville's en-
gagement at the Majestic theater opens
this morning at the box office. This is
Miss Melville's eleventh season in sis
Hopkins" and the play seemingly is as
popular as ever. A special scale OF
popular prices will be in force at the
Majestic next week, In addition to the
regular Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees a special matinee will be offered
Tuesday, Washington's birthday.
The Orpheum has secured the first
and only moving pictures of the recent
Aviation week meet here, and VIII pre-
sent them next week. Inc pictures were
taken at it's suggestion by the Essanay
company, and are about 1000 feet long
They are in sections, showing in detail
flights of Paulhan, Curtiss and the
others, and dirigible balloon flights bv
Knaubenshue and Beachy, and are said
to be especially fine.
One of the new kinks to be intro
duced into the new Orpheum theater,
plans for which are now about com
pleted is big porcelain bathtub for
animal acts. The tub is much larger
than usual and will be placed in tire
animal room, that all live stock may
he bathed as often as desired. Whether
nrivate baths for the actors will be at
tached to the dressing rooms is not
stated.
"Camille" in a hurry is being played
at a Newark moving picture and vau-
deville theater Films illustrate the
first two acts, and real humans then
play the last act.
Hyams and Mcintyre, recently a
great hit at the Orpheum, are to be
starred in n regular drama by VIII j.
Block of Chicago.
Alice Lloyd has been re-engaged for
a tour of the Orpheum circuit next
fall.
Gertrude Hoffman, whose new vaude-
willie act lasts fifty minutes and is