Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24

of the Carl Rosa Opera company of
England. The foreign press credits
| Mr.. Hamilton with one of the most
magnificent voices ever hailing from
the land where this artist was born.
Miss Wood is a native daughter Of
| California. In addition to all Ameri-
can. Irish and French dances she does
| original movements such as the rag
time toe, parasol toe, jockey, storm,
fire, ping pong, Hawaiian and fifteen
! other specials. Her costumes are de-
clared to be as fetching as the artist
herself.
"The New Carmen" will be heard in
classical and favorte selections de-
manding graceful movements on the
stage, an art which was born in this
beautiful young star of the operatic
| stage.
Happy" Van Allen has promised an
other of his batch of popular and rag
! time music direct from the east, while
! the instrumental soloists are also pre-
pared with new numbers. The big bill
will run the entire week, continuous
performances being conducted from
p. m to midnight.
EMPIRE-For the week beginning
| Monday evening the Tivoli comedy
company will be seen in another double
bill of music and fun. "Mr. Dooley"
will be the curtain raiser, and will be
| followed by "A Cheerful Liar The
| comedy situations of the former arise
from the social ambitions of the two
daughters of retired Irishman. "A
Cheerful Liar" is light comedy with
a plot full of ludicrous entanglements.
Mr.. Kelly, Mr.. West, Lillian Massey
and Marjorie Dalton, the last new
member of the company, will all be
we'll cast, while the chorus will be seen
in several catchy numbers
GRANDPA Midnight Marriage, "
one of the best of Hal Reid's long list
of melodramatic successes, will be the
Offering of the Girton stock company
for one week commencing with the
matinee today.
The play has an interesting plot,
with it's scenes laid in New York city,
and tells the story of a young man who
was reared in the country, goes to New
York and quite naturally falls before
| many temptations of the city. Through
out the play is cleverly interviewer a
| charming love story, and many of it's
! finely drawn Characterization furnish
abundant comedy throughout the four
acts of the play.
Scenically it will rival any produc-
| tion that has been seen on the Grand
stage this season, the most spectacular
effects being the stage within stage
in the first act, showing the interior of
New York music hall, during which
specialties will be introduced by vaude-
vile artists engaged especially for this
occasion, and the thrilling explosion
scene in the New York subway.
George Webb will have splendid
chances for exceptionally strong and
convincing work as Jimmie Van Aus
tin, young broker; Neva West will
be seen this week in the part of Alice
Aston, a music hall singer, while Ag
mes Johns, Minnie Janichi, Joseph de
Grasse, j. Lindley Phipps, Frederick
Palmer, Frank McQuarrie, Chester
Stevens and the other members of the
Girton company will be seen to excel
lent advantage.
Following "A Midnight Marriage"
The Queen of the Highway" will be
given its first production in this city.
LEVY'S-New faces, new songs, new
music and different costumes will be
the keynote of the Levy vaudeville
bill this week. With the departure of
the MakarenkO troupe of Russian
dancers in their characteristic dances
and folk songs, the coming of Flynn
and Mclaughlin, American clog and
fancy step dancers, will be most well
come. These two youngsters-for they
are nothing more than youngsters in
looks--haVe created considerable of
sensation on the coast this summer by
their eccentric dancing, singing of
comiCal songs and the general fresh
ness and VigOr that characteriHes their
work The girl, Miss Mclaughlin, is
distinctly pretty, and before launching
on this particular act was we'll known
throughout the east as a poster girl
having been the model for a number of
the more popular magazine fronts, etc
Kitty Stevens has changed her series
of dances, and with different costumes
and new music will present most en-
tertaining half-hour to the patrons.
Massimo Massa, the baritone of the
Florence trio, has gained considerable
prestige and distinction since his ar
rival in this city through his unusual
voice. He is especially at home in op-
era work, from which class most of his
solos are taken. The ensemble work
of the trio is excellent, and next week
their program will be taken from "Lu-
cia," "Rigoletto" and La Boheme."
The third newcomer to the cafe will
be Suzanne ROcamora, whose singing
of popular ballads is refreshing. Her
voice is of such quality that she does
not have to resort to stock tricks to
win applause, relying solely upon merit
to gain her honors.
LOS ANGELES-Sam j. Curtis, who
originated the "kid school acts in
vaudeville, with the six English Jug
Cling girls, will be the particularly good
features of the new Sullivan & Consi-
dine bill opening at the Los Angeles
theater with the usual matinee on sun
day.
viii nresent the farce "A Session in
school," a one-act musical farce that