Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
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AUDITORIUM-The second week OF
Miss Roberts successful engagement at
the Auditorium theater she will present
a new comedy, Gloria" opening Mon
day evening. This play was written
by James Barnard Fagan, a young
master of arts from Dublin, who has
been doing quite a lot of notable mag
aZine work and some good dramatic
bits in London during the past five
years. "Gloria" is a romantic comedy
set in Florence i'm the sixteenth centu-
ry. Only the shadoWy background at
all touches the intrigues of that epoch.
The foreground is full of sprightly
comedy i'm which Gloria Capponi vi
Vacious, high strung, imperiOus young
Italian beauty of the court, flouts and
circles all admirers with continuous
comedy results.
Miss Roberts has in Gloria" a de-
lightful comedy role. White Whittlesey
in Sir Philip Lilley has a part particu-
larly suited to his undoubted talents.
The play has been handsomely staged
by the Shuberts. under whose manage
ment Miss Roberts is now appearing.
The regular matinees on Wednesday
and Saturday will be given.
BELASCO-"The Garden of Lies"
George Broadhurst's romantic play, is
one of the unqualified successes of the
theatrical year and as played by Lewis
S. Stone and the others of the Belasco
company it proVokes a vast amount of
enthusiastic praise from audiences that
have nightly tested the seating capac-
ity of the Belasco since the first per-
formance Seats for 1.-THE Garden Of
Lies" are on sale for three weeks in
advance.
In no role since he came to the Be
lasco has Mr.. Stone found better op-
portunities for rarely good acting than
Ion fat
Lies" while Florence Oakley's return
to the Belasco stage is made in part
in which she fully realizes every ideal
of the dramaticts creation.
Mr.. Camp. Mr.. Vivian, Mr. Yerance
Mr.. Scott Mr.. Ruggles, Miss Errol
Miss harrington. Miss Taylor and 9TH
er favorite members of the Belasco
organization also contribute very ma
terially to the pronounced success of
1.-THE Garden Of Lies.
BURBANK the week, begin
ming with a matinee today and includ-
ing also the customary matinee per-
formance Saturday afternoon, Manager
Oliver MoroSCo announces Charles
Klein's forceful American drama. THE
Lion and the Mouse for presentation
at the Burbank thcater with Miss
Marjorie Rambcau as Shirley Ross
more, David NJ. Hartford as the lion"
and Harry Mestayer as Jefferson Ry-
der, the lions son, Tie cast, in addi-
tion to the above named. Includes such
favorite players as David Landau,
Henry Stockbridge. John w Burton,
Willie Marks II. S. Duffield, Lowell
Alice Taylor, Louise Roy re. Ethel Won
Waldron, Florence Oberle, Fanchon
Everhart and Maud HaAsford.
1.-The Lion and the Mouse is ono Of
the really big stage successes Of the
past ten years. The Burbank com
pany seems almost ideally organized
TO give a tine performance Of this
work and it should prove one Of the
most popular offerings Of the season.
GRAND-For the second production
of the brief season of grand opera,
Ferris Hartman Sunday afternoon will
offer a stupendous revival of Often
bachs fantastic ojera, THE Love Tales
of Hoffman" It has already been pre-
sented in this city for three weeks on
two different occasions by Mr. Hart
mans company and the present re-
Vival is the result of the hundreds of
requests.
Edith Mason will have her first real
onportunity since coming TO the Grand
opera house to distinguish herself. In
The three roles of Giulietta. Olympia
and Antonia Miss Mason will display
her vocal and histriOnic talents. Georg-
ianna Strauss will have the role Of
Niclausse, which affords her excellent
chances for her beautiful contralto,
while Thomas II. Persse will sing the