Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-12
The TheaterS

Manager oliver Morosco has just re-
ceived word of the opening of the
Baker stock company in Portland last
Sunday night, under the Morosco-
Belasco- Baker combination auspices.
"Old Heidelberg" was the bill, and the
company is headed by Franklin Under
wood as leading man. Miss Margo
buffet, formerly a Burbank favorite.
is member of the company. The
Seattle and Spokane houses Will open
Semptember l, making chain of stock
theaters the strongest of the sort in
America.
Frederic Belasco will arrive in Los
Angeles today to prepare for the re-
hearsals of 1.-The Rose of the Rancho" ="
to be given week after next at the
Burbank.
James K. Hackett, who will come to
the Majestic theater for limited sea-
son Immediately after the close of the
Kolb and Dill engagement has made
a big hit in Boston at the Majestic
theater there in Monsieur Beaucaire, y
the great romantic drama in which he
will be seen first here. He is praised
highly for giving the character an orig
fnal Interpretation instead of following
the Mansfield ideas of the role.
Actor, manager and stage director is
the task which Charles King, who will
open the season of summer stock at the
Grand opera house next Saturday
afternoon with a big scenic production
of Ralph Stuart's comedy drama sue
cess, "By Right of Sword" has as
sumed. AS an actor Mr.. King is we'll
known all over the Pacific coast, hav
ing for many years played with the
leading stock companies until five
years ago, when he organized his own
company, Of which he has since been
the head during several most success
full seasons.
Miss Myrtle Vane, who is to be the
leading woman of the new stock COM
pany, is an unusually clever and YER
satile actress, and one who has had
unlimited experience in stock company
work.
The other members of the company
supporting Mr.. King and Miss Vane
will be Rose Emerson, Auda Due, Ger
trude Claire, Grace Rauworth, Lillian
Audrey, Godfrey Mathews, Edwin
Mathews, Pietro Sosso, j. f. Mcdonald,
Roscoe Karns, Frank Bonner and
Harry H. Earl.
Rehearsals for the opening "By Right
of Sword" have been progressing on
the stage of the Grand every day.
The play is a comedy in four acts and
During the season Mr.. King will pre-
sent some of the most popular comedy
dramas and comedies obtainable, and
will offer the best scenic productions
that have ever been shown on the
Grand stage.
Vaudeville's latest sensation, "The
Balloon Girl" has been booked for
tour of the Sullivan & Considne the
aters, and will soon be seen at the Los
Angeles theater. This is the very latest
novelty originated for the vaudeville
stage.
Victor L. Schertzinger, musical direc-
tor of the Belasco theater, has just
written the words and music of d
song that seems destined to become one
of the successes Of the forthcoming
season in New York. The song is
called AIRY" 1t is delightful
catchy coster affair.
"Forty-fve Minutes from Broadway"
the George M. Cohan musical show that
will be the Offering of the Belasco
company next week, will give every
member of the stock organization a
good chance to distinguish himself.
Charles Ruggles has been cast in the
relatively unimportant role of one of
the quartet of newspaper reporters, but
the Belasco management has seen to
it that Ruggles' cleverness in getting
a song over the footlights will have
chance and the popular Belasco juve-
nile has been supplied with two of
the newest song successes of the east
ern stages, Come Along. Mandy" a
Jack Norworth hit, and Military Mary
Ann"
This weeks performance Of THE
Price" will be the last of the remark
able Broadhurst play in Los Angeles
until such time as t is given by a