Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-24
KING DODO" PLEASES
BIC GRAND AUDIENCE
Pretty Girls, Pretty Costumes,
Pretty Songs and Plenty Of
Fun in Comic Opera
"There is no king but Dodo."

"There is no king but Dodo."
And that's just about right for the
Pixley and Luders comic opera which
was presented yesterday at the Grand
opera house by Ferris Hartman and his
clever band seemed to make many
kings look like shines. Certain IL is
that a capacity audience went TO the
theater expecting much and came away
not in the least disappointed.
Where is the person who does not
enjoy pretty girls and pretty music
taken separately? But where is the
person who does not enjoy pretty girls
eostumed so as to display all their
charms and singing lifting melodies?
And then there is King Dodo. that
funny old potentate of a make-believe
realm made into a comic reality by
Ferris Hartman.
In times past we have paid good
hard-earned money to see "King Dodo"
presented by road companies. Some
times we went home and licked our
selves soundly for parting with the
lucre. In other words, we purchased
citrus fruit instead of something
sweeter and more edible.
Ferris Hartman has a part exactly
to his liking in King Dodo the First.
There's plenty of opportunity for horse
play, the sort in which Hartman ex-
cells, and there's just enough music to
the role to give Hartman chances to
display his peculiar vocal ability which
never has failed to make an audience
laugh and enjoy itself. His "Dodo
Did 1t" was encored to such an extent
that he ran out of verses, although he
had sung some several dozen. In
"Cheer Up" an interpolated song,
Hartman made a big hit along with
Robert H. Leonard. Muggins Davies,
as engaging as ever in her soubrette
way. sang "The Tale of the Bundle
Bee" and was assisted therein by Hart
man and the chorus. He managed to
get a lot of fun out of the effort.
1t seems to me that Myrtle Dingwall
made as much of a hit as did Hartman.
Whether this arose from the fact that
she appears as a very handsome boy
(in doublet and tights) or from the
fact that she sang several particularly
pleasing melodies in highly satisfac-
tory manner. only the audience can
tell 1.-TWO Hearts Made One" sung
with Angelo Pinkley, and 'True AS the
Stars Above" were pleasing indeed,
but 1.-THE Lad Who Leads" military
song with a march dance, made the
biggest impression of all of Miss Ding
wallis numbers. The chorus executed
its portion of the selection in perfect
form and step, while Miss Dingwall
was extremely good to look upon in her
white costume.
Walter DeLeon did one of his char
acteristic eccentric dances and sang
one of his nonsense songs to the delight
of everybody. Mr.. DeLeon has a most
wonderful faculty for thinking up new
ways in which to dance. and every new
effort seems to be better than any
previous one.
Robert u. Leonard as DIR. Fizz, court
physician: George Poultney as Pedro,
the court chamberlain; Joseph Fogarty
as the inn keeper, Marta Golden as
Queen Lili and others in the cast were
acceptable. 5. o.
The second week of "The Eternal
Three" started at the Burbank yester-
day with two more crowded houses,
and the second week of this new Ell
bridge -Heustis drama promises to be
even bigger from the box office view
point than the first. 1t is the sort OF
play that increases in popularity as it
goes along, as it has been greeted with
tremendous appreciation by every aud
ience, and 1t is the cumulative effect of
this that brings about long runs.
This will be the last week of "The
Eternal Three" however, as prepara-
tions are under way for the first stock
presentation of George NJ. Cohan's
most successful musical comedy, "The
Yankee Prince" and the. personal ar
raneements for this made with Mr..
Cohan himself by Manager Morosco,
{ limit of no further delay in making
the production. So 1.-THE Eternal
Three" will be taken off Saturday
night.
The season ticket sale for the Los
Angeles Symphony orchestra opens
this morning at the Bartlett Music
company.