Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-25
FIRST OF ROAD SHOWS
OPENS AT LOS ANGELES

~ INV FAh HSS
The first of a series of road shows
! booked for the Los Angeles theater
was opened yesterday afternoon, pre-
senting a good program of well diver
! sified vaudeville. Roxy lie Roca, VINO
| assists Manuel Romain in an act
! billed Before and After the Ball,
| captured the lions share of applause
/ for an offering of harp playing far
| from ordinary.
| LIE Roca demonstrated that the harp
is not only an exponent of classical
compositions, but that it can also be
/ employed to advantage in the rendl-
/ ton of such melodies as THE LoVln
Rag" The players tones are clean
cut and free from the raggedness of a
mediocre performer.
Manuel Roman, minstrel singer, ran
a close second for honors. His voice
contains a winning quality which
brought him considerable applause.
Stuart Rollins and his banjo girls
have a good musical act, embodying
banjo playing that at once caught on.
Harry D. Crosby and Anna Lee were
seen in a rural comedy sketch depict
ing q corner of life in the home of
country postmaster. Some of their
jokes would stand rejuvenation.
The Venetian street singers in vocal
and instrumental selections found
favor Perhaps their act would be
strengthened by the addition of the
Neapolitan roundelay, "Ciribiribi,'
with which they made an immense hit
on former visits.
Zerell brothers present a series of
laughable equilibristic feats. The
show closes with a whirlwind act pre-
sented by eight Arabian tumblers,
which is an applause raiser.
To sum up-the harp playing of
Roxy LIE Roca is we'll worth the price
of admission.
w. R. Mes.
John L. Sullivan is winning more
monologistic laurels than fistic honors
in his act at Pantages theater this
week. John L. is the headlner OF
the bill, and were he not known for
his former ring record he would get
over with his jokes and humorous
stories. Most of them are Irish with
a little Hebrew thrown in, but not one
of them fails to get laugh. On his
first appearance yesterday afternoon
the applause lasted for seven minutes
after his manager, Frank Hall, had
introduced him. The climax of his act
is q three-round exhibition of boxing
in which he and his sparring partner,
Jake I<ilrain, another squared-circle
veteran, engage.
Probably the most important offer
ing next to the old gladiator is SOL
dier's Dream" presented by Mason,
Wilbur and Jordan, three Los Angeles
young men who have just returned
from over the Pantages circuit. Their
act is acrobatic comedy, and is g. good
one, for it is different from the usual
run of acts of that sort. Military
costumes and a fortress stage setting
make it novel.
The Florence Trio is a turn worth
while. Clothed in colonial costumes,
they sing operate arias and other
classic songs in a distinctly enjoy
able manner. They have good voices.
their singing is well executed and the
general effect is pleasing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Golden have a
dramatic oddity called 1.-The Quarrel"
1t is better than the average vaude-
Vile sketch, for some of the situations
are new, and there is plenty of
comedy in it.
Elmore and Raymond have a dia-
logue and song turn which they bill
as nifty nonsense" Their songs and
jokes are new.
"His Highness the ia ,itor," a late
Broadway burlesque, full of song and
dance specialties, featuring the entire
Olympic cast, began weeks run at
the Olympic yesterday afternoon. 1t
WIS all eNtllIlul Ocly lUl bllC iPAiAAA ~ |
Fargo management, for it marked the
beginning of the second year of ex-
istence Of the cozy, popular priced |
home of musical hits, as well as the |
beginning of a new series of plays. !
In addition, "His Highness the Jani- |
tor served to introduce to Olympic |
patrons two new players, Dorothy |
Raymond, ingenue, and Margaret
Favar soubrette.
Both were accorded warm welcome |
and should prove valuable to the A.
&, p. forces.
Jules Mendel has the title role in
the play, and his work as the janitol |
with aspirations is some of the best |
German comedy he has yet been seen |
in. Nothing but laughs greet Mendel's |
antics and speeches in this unique
part. Monte Carter, Dave Morris and
Tracy McDermott figure in the playlet |
as American tourists who must get |
coin at all hazards. Hazel Douglas
portrays a rich widow with a penchant |
for flirting. 1t is on her account that
the janitor's wife is continually made |
miserable by a cannon-ball juggler |
who is deceived by the janitor's inn
personating a nobleman who is sup |
posed to be engaged to the Juggler's |
sister. Leonard Brisbane has this |
role and gets quite bit Of comedy
out of 1t.
The Olympic beauty chorus is seen
to advantage in ten musical numbers |
Manager Elmer Workman of the |
Princess theater and his clever play |
ers, under the direction of AL Franks |
are offering a l9ughable comedy this |
week called 30 You Fuzzy Wuzzy"
In this play there are enough cases of |
one person being taken for another
to stock ten comedies with humorous
situations. The fun in this show CEN
ters about an Irishman who gets into |
the wrong apartment and is taken for
a United States senator. This starts
complications which are not straight
ened out till the chorus is singing in
the finale.
Al Franks, who did negro comedy
part last week. has reverted this week
to his Hibernian forte, while Earl Hall