Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26

ard as Rachel Levi and Lillian Hay
ward as Gypsy Nell.
The work of Roy Switzerland as JEFF
frys Ward, Chester Stevens as Lewis
Strauss, sCharles French, Gertrude
Claire and the other members of the
company is uniformly good. The play
is in four acts and eight scenes, and
the scenic production is the best that
has been seen at the Grand this season.
An entirely new bill of six big acts
will open at the Los Angeles theater
with the matinee this afternoon. There
are three splendid features on the new
bill. Dorothy De Schelle and her COM
pany will offer Thirty Dollars" This
is one of the most successful comedy
sketches seen in vaudeville; the May
villes with their Lilliputian wonders
and living Marionettes direct from the
Follies Bergere, Paris, and Rose and
Ellis, the foremost barrel jumpers in
the world. Combined with their skill
they have an abundance of comedy
which has made them known as Amer
ica's greatest jumping jacks. Others
are Lozelle, the aerial wonder; the jug
Cling eccentric Lew Hoffman and the
Musical Irving and the comedy motion
pictures.
lead the Orpheum show opening at the
matinee today, have perhaps the great
est novelty in dancing number. 1t is
the famous Collie ballet, in which the
girls are accompanied through their
evolutions by a number of trained thor
oughbred collies. 1t took nearly two
years to train these wonderful dogs,
but the effort was well worth while,
as the dance is one of the oldest and
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gle's Dream" is the title of the little
operetta that the company gives, and
besides the ballet there is a small cast
headed by Vivian Ford and Harry Ali,
the whole carrying special scenery and
effects. Mckay and Cantwell come in a
knowing skit called "On the Great
White Way" which after fashion de-
picts life on New York's greatest high
way the while it adds much to the
gayety OF nations. Mr.. and Mrs Erwin
Connolly appear in Sir w. S. Gilbert's
pathetic little playlet, "Sweethearts,"
which was a great success abroad
running 100 nights in London. The
Krags trio are about the last cry in
sensational trapeze and strong man art
The woman is not less clever than are
the men. Remaining another week
are Minnie Dupree and company, AL
Jolson, the Kaufmanns and Renee, and
new motion pictures will complete a
remarkably good bill.
The visiting bankers have secured
the Orpheum complete for two nights
of their stay.
Last night the Los Angeles theater
closed a week of the biggest business
in the history of the house. It is esti-
mated that a trifle more than $4,000
people visited this playhouse last week.
Wednesday night Manager Donnellan
was forced to announce three perform
ances every night, and the attendance
continued to increase until it was
necessary to ask the police department
for aid in keeping the crowds from
blocking the streets.
Clyde Fitch's comedy, Girls" will
have it's first stock presentation to-
night at the BelaSco, with Lewis S.
Stone as the young man who finally
subdues the chief of a trio of very
charming young women-each an
avowedly strong man hater-and
makes her confess that she loves him.
The three girls will be played by Miss
Kelly, Miss Sullivan and Miss Lowry
while Adele Harrington will have one
of those eccentric comedy roles.
Manager Blackwood received permis-
sion from Fred C. Whitney, manager
of 1.-THE Chocolate Soldier" the reign
ing success of New York, to introduce
"My Hero" the big song hit of the
Strauss-Stange piece in the Belasco
company's presentation of George NJ.
Cohan's musical play. FIFTY Miles
from Boston," next week. The my
Hero" song has been allotted to Miss
Bessie Tannehill, who has been es-
pecially engaged for the production of
Fifty Miles from Boston"
w F. Arend. long known as one
of the most accomplished as well as
foremost musicians of the city, will
succeed Victor Schertzinger as musical
director Of the Belasco theater tonight.
Creditor-Say, 1 sent you my bill a
month ago Editor-Yes, but you wrote
across the back of it, please call and
settle" We make 1t a rule to pay no
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