Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-14

yesterday captured the honors of the
piece and was forced to give many
encores. The sextette was brilliantly
costumed and all it's numbers were ex-
ceptionally well rendered.
Then there is the always popular
"I Want to Be a Military Man." an
other of the whistleable variety that
helped materially toward the fame of
"Florodora," the dreamy Meath the
Shade Of the Sheltering Palm" Tact"
and the spirited Take Me Out and
Show Me the Sights" Besides these
"sure fire. song numbers there are
several new ones, "Muggins Davies
China Doll number being particularly
unique and we'll received. "F'lorodora"
out the week and will prove one of the
song hits of the Hartman season.
A bill of eight big acts, the largest
number of acts on one program that
Sullivan & COnsidine have ever sent
to Los Angeles, will open at their local
house with the usual matinee this aft
ernoon. This is the biggest and one
of the best bills that has ever been Of
fered at this variety theater.
Principal among the newcomers is
Hayden Borden and Hayden, trio OF
entertainers, in their offering, Bits of
Vaudeville;" Dan ]. Sullivan and his
company of singers in musical ro-
mantle Irish incident entitled Captain
Barry" the single cyclist, viii Lacey,
who has won a worldwide reputation as
the fellow who Waltzes on single
wheel and Lancaster, Hayward and
Lancaster in the laughable sketch, Tire
Marriage Broker" Besides these fea-
ture acts is Emma Don, England's
clever impersonator, in a series of IN
teresting characterizatiOns and new
songs; the humorous Tom Glllen'
known as the Celtic star, with his
laugh provoking "Finnegan's Friend"
and Powers and Wilson with their Of
fering entitled "A PoseyVille Flirta-
ton" Exclusive of these new acts VIII
be two new reels of amusing comedy
motion pictures. Hereafter Sullivan d
Considine bills will contain seven and
eight acts instead of six as heretofore
Next week the theatergoers of Los
Angeles will have their first opportun-
itv of seeing THE Spring Chicken"
perhaps one of the best musical come
dies written, at popular prices. Ferris
Hartman has secured this famous
Richard Carle piece for the first time
for stock production and Will offer II
the Grand opera house. Sunday night
The definite date of the Countess
Thamara de Swirsky's engagement at
the Auditorium has been decided for
the afternoons Of Tuesday and Friday
November % and %.
THE Gay Lord Quex," by Pinero'
will be the offering of Lewis 5. Stone
and his associates of the Belasco stock
company tonight. Pinero is not only
an excellent writer in literary sense,
but his dramatic construction is OF
81, 1c n he nEpH a
model by younger writers for the stage.
"The Gay Lord QueX" holds plentiful
supply Of her comedy, while the story
Of Sophie Fulgarney, the manicurlst
who seeks to prevent the marriage OF
her foster sister with the young noble
man who is the hero of the tale Is OF
much dramatic worth and interest.
Scenic Artist Brunton has provided a
series Of unusually beautiful stage pic
lures for "The Gay Lord QueX,' and
the large cast should give Mr.. Stone
and Miss Gordon splendid support.
Augusta Close, the famed pianologue
girl is to headline next week s Or
pheum bill. Miss Close has not been
here in years, but she created furore
on her prior visit.
A great amount of interest is being
manifested in the production at the
I3elasco next week of Leila Burton
Wells new military play, THE Case of
Sergeant Wilde" While Mrs. Wells is
a prominent magazine writer whose
product is presented in the best of the
country's monthlies, the Belasco play
IS her first effort at dramatic compost
tion. Mrs. Wells play is in four acts,
the first of which is located at Fort
Meade, North Dakota, while the other
three are at Fort Mckinley, Philippine
islands. All of the people Of the play
with a single exception are military
folk. and the atmosphere Of the army
pervades every scene. Local society Is
keenly interested in this effort of Mrs
Wells, and the Monday night gather
ing at the Belasco is sure to be numer-
ically large and socially brilliant.
Real Spanish pantomime dancing
will be offered at the Orpheum, be-
ginning matinee today when La Tor
tajada win divert her audience with a
complete little tragedy entitled "Ad-
ventures Of a Toreadore." Senorita