Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
LOCALE OF PLAY TO
Be in LOS ANGELES
SKETCH WRITER CHARMED
WITH BEAUTIES
Una Clayton, orpheum Favorlte, Is
Putting in Her Spare Time
Gathering eat
mosphere"

Una Clayton, who is delighting the
Orpheum audiences with her own lit
tie sketch, His Local Color this
week, is going to write either a play
or a sketch about Southern California.
This is her first visit to this region,
and she is so charmed with it and It's
"local color that she has felt the
inspiration already. AS she is
skilled writer Of short plays, many OF
which are now on the circuit besides
the one she uses, her ability is be-
yond question.
This whole country is revelation
to me-" said Miss Clayton last night.
Il have heard of it's beauties, but
never dreamed they were spread about
in such generous profusion. 1 have
been mulling over plot for some time,
in my mind, but when l got here and
took one look around, 1 decided at
once that the locale of my next PEN
child should be right here in Los An
geles, for one actually draws inspira-
ton in with ones every breath here.
st have not yet decided whether this
shall be playlet or a full-sized drama.
Many have said that 1 had material
enough for three acts in my present
vehicle, and 1 believe l could easily
write real play. Besides, how 1 am
to get all these beauties into twenty
minutes, I don't know. So 1t VIII very
likely be q full length play that will
be my memory of this beautiful land.
''I only wish we had much longer
time here, but the two weeks 1 stay
will be put in, every minute out of
the theater and bed, in gathering at
mosphere, and I hope l can do justice
to what / see. Some day, when 1 quit
playing and become a real playwright,
l shall certainly come here to stay, and
will have me bungalow on hill, with
flowers and vines covering 1t, and
then"
A long, deep sigh of real happiness
showed very plainly that the tempera-
mental little woman is simply longing
for that time to come.
Franklin Underwood and his wife,
Frances Slosson, now playing in a
sketch at the Orpheum, announced last
night that they had signed contracts
with the Belasco- -Morosco-Baker enter
prises whereby they are to leave vaude-
Vile at the end of their present Or
pheum tour, to become leading man
and leading woman respectively for the
combination at a stock theater in
Spokane. This will be late In the
spring or early in the summer. Both
Mr., Underwood and Miss Slosson were
formerly playing in stock However,
some two years ago they apanuonueu
it for vaudeville, having in that time
appeared in several sketches on the
Orpheum circuit.
Al Levy began yesterday the con-
struction of large stage on the north
side OF his cafe, preparatory to his
season of cafe chantants, which be-
gins there next Monday. Prof. Wiley
has assembled and is rehearsing his
orchestra.
Some twenty of the visiting bankers
from the east who are making an in
spection tour of California were guests
of the Southern Pacific railroad at a
dinner last night and attended the
Orpheum afterward as guests of that
road, under the chaperonage of N. r.
Martin, it's assistant general passenger
agent. They occupied several boxes
and were much observed as possibly
the richest body for it's size that was
ever gathered within Orpheum walls.