Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-11

Mr.. Hopper and his company come
from New York, having stopped over
in only few cities en- route-notaply
San Francisco, where star anu pay
scored hit.
"a Matinee Idor' is from Moliere's
greatest comedy, lie Medicin Malgree
Iui," and is said to contain crisp VII
and an abundance of tuneful music.
Featured in the supporting com
pany is Miss Louise Dresser VINO
renders three catchy songs, Loving
ways" Miss Doodle and Her Poodle,
and "Take Look at Me Now ana
who assists Mr.. Hopper in a clever
topical duet, entitled IF You Couid
ONLY See Yourself as Other People
Do" in which is introduced AMONG
other ideas comical travesty on tine
narrowing courtroom scene from
Madam X" - :.
given ample opportunity to eXhlplt ms
characteristic and original methods of
fun making. He has been called
soulful comedian because OF the elo-
uuence of his voice and the equally
eloquent character of his legs, the IKE
of which have never been grown lor
stage purposes in this country When
Hopper talks and pleads the audience
responds Immediately, but the mo-
tion expressed is not exactly what IS
expected. In fact 1t roars with laugh
ter when 1t would be moaning with
sobs under similar circumstances with
any other actor. This curious reversal
of effect is, perhaps, the inner secret
of Hoppers popularity as a comedian.
However, after all is said and done,
1t is a fact that the most unique fea-
ture of a De Wolf Hopper performance
is bis extemporaneous curtain speech
seldom If ever does he repeat him.
self His aptitude for talking and his
ever ready wit make him one of the
most delightful speakers of the day.
The pictorial feature of the perform
ance is the bevy of pretty girls who
sing and dance throughout the even
ing in many costume changes. There
is not a chorus man in the entire COM
pany.
Masonic portray the emotions
suffered by q woman giving up to an
other the man she loves is the task to
which Blanche Walsh has set herself
in her new play, "The Other Woman"
which presents the story of a passion
ate, whole -souled woman who has
given the one love of her life to q man
who, she learns too late for her own
happiness, is already married The
mans wife loves him as true wife
should, moreover, so that "the other
woman faces the question of whether
she shall place her own happiness be-
fore that of his wife.
The man in question loves "the other
woman and gains her consent to
eIope with him. Just in time, however,
she learns of the wife, and being pos
sessed of the quality of love which
seeks the happiness of its object as
it's greatest desire, she decides not to
separate husband and wife, but to
tho return 70 his home
where she feels sure, he will find his
love for his wife return in the midst
of old friends and home surroundings.
"The other Woman" is not a prob
lem play. but a play with problem;
a love story of woman who faces the
task of effacing herself for another.
To portray all this in manner to stir
the hearts and arouse the sympathies
of the audience is no small task, but
Miss Walsh has for years specialized
in emotional parts. She is said to have
one of the strongest roles in her career
"a statement which will lead local
pIaygoers to look forward with keen
interest to the presentation of the
drama at tine Mason opera house dur
ing the week beginning tomorrow
night.
"The Other Woman" Was written by
Frederic Arnold Hummer, a magazine
writer of note, as well as a playwright.
1t is his third successful play. The
leading man Is George w. Howard,
this being his fourth season with Miss
Walsh in that capacity. Nellie Butler,
another of the principals in "The Other
Woman" was one of the chief sup
ports for Walker Whiteside in "The
Melting Pot" last season. Previously
she appeared in important roles in
Charles Frohman's productions. Anna
Cleveland, prominent i'll the cast, was
formerly principal support for George
Fawcett. Fora Lawrence and Isabel
Mendoza also have important roles.
OIYMPIC-"BIaze Away" a melo-
dramatic musical comedy with the set
ting laid in Turkey, will be the at
traction featuring Jules Mendel and
the Olympic players at the South
Main street home of travesty and bur-
| lesque this week The bill opens at
tomorrow's matinee. One of the big
numbers will be the Pasha dance, with
| the entire chorus in Oriental garb. The.
dance is new to coast audiences, hav-
| ing been brought direct from Broad
way by Producer Charles Alphin.
The action of the play, in which
Jules Mendel in the role of a German
tourist trying to get away from his
wife plays the principal part, takes
place during one of the semi-annual
| instructions in the Balkan peninsula.
The numerous attempts of the Teuton
| to ditch his spouse provide a series
of comical situations which are not
straightened out until the final cur
tain.
Dave Norris will give a carcature
OF Abdul Hamid and Monte Carter will
have a part we'll suited to his par
| ticular style of comedy, while Walter
Spencer, Margaret Favar, Dorothy
| RAYMOND and Gale Henry will all
figure more or less prominently in
the funmaking and in the ten big sing
ing and dancing numbers.
ORPHEUM - George Beban, who
heads the Orpheum bill opening tomor-
row matinee, with his associate players
| i'm s'rrhe Sign of the Rose" has taken
the stage Italian, hitherto a joke, and
has made a human being out of him.
For the first time in this sketch-truly
q remarkable bit of stage work-this
large and ever increasing factor in
American immigration is depicted as a
real man. The stage "ginney' charac-
ter is stripped from him as David War
field took off the mask of the stage
lew and in a fash the Italian is shown
to have a soul as clean as his own
bright skies, a heart as deep as his
bays and a mind as fine as his hills.
he is found to have passions such as
other men possess; love of children,
truth. honesty; he is proved not to be
simply a black hand anarchist. but a
real parsonage.
with consummate art, the character
of the Italian is, drawn, and though
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