Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-22
The TheaterS
BY SHIRLEY OLYMPUS

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VT is the best offering Ferris
~ Hartman has made the public
of Los Angeles in many q long day
1t is well staged, well costumed and
well acted. Barring a few minor de-
ficiencies of a first night, the perform
ance given last night at the Grand OPP
era house was worth while in every
respect. Long waits between acts are
the principal faults. Some of the cho-
rus men should be given few les
sons in sartorial art The chorus girls
need little or nothing in the way or
training, for they are pretty nearly the
hit of the whole piece. They dance.
sing and act with vigor and vim and
make the whole play go, from first to
last.
Musical numbers with plenty of Tilt
and swing, bright, clean comedy lines
which sparkle and scntillate with cpl
grammatic vlvidness pretty story ana
situations which make ones patriot
ism take the form Of huZzas, charac-
terize George Washington. Jr." George
M. Cohan, who is responsible for the
play never wrote anything better.
Walter De Leon has the part or
George Belgrave alias George wash
ington. Jr At times MIR. De Leon over
acts, but taken on the whole his char-
acterization is good. His dances are
more acrobatic than graceful. How
ever. George M. Cohan. who created
the part. was guilty OF the same fault
to a greater or lesser extent. lf
washington Should Come to Life To
day" is Mr.. De Icons best song
"MugGins" Davies looks sweet and
adds to the picture. Josie Hart makes
a. small part stand out well. Her por-
trayal of the widowed sister of Senator
Belgrave Is one of the most artistic
bits she has presented in months. 10
especial advantage did she appear III
the first act. Joseph Fogarty as SEN
ator Hopkins is excellent. THOMAS
Persse fails to grasp the proper mean
ing of the role of Senator BeIsraNe'
Edith Mason has practically nothing
to do. but does it gracefully ana We'll
George Poultney as a spurious Eng
Iish nobleman is stiff and rather aWk-
ward. Ferris Hartman creates lnucil
merriment in fat role thal OF
Eaton Ham. a negro soldier OF fortune
Much praise should be given the cho-
rus Girls for their an Be There with
Bells on" al the opening of the second
act and the colonial mlnuet at the
onening of the third act. The girls
were exceptionally vivacious and sang
well in the former number while by
their grace in the minuet they won All
hearts -.,.
"GeOtBe NdSllliis'ON "''
seeing.
Grace Georges gowns In "a Woman s
Wav" are a real treat. They are so
simnle in outline, so we'll cut and al
together so admirable that they are
beyond criticism. The first act gown
is of white cloth made with the modi-
fed high waist line that Is III accoiu
with the new models.
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of white net covered with crystal bugles
and beads and made over blush pink.
Miss George in her new play VIII pc
seen at the Mason opera house the week
of April 25.
The program at Levy's CAFE Chan-
tant Is attracting much attention. oW-
inc 10 the artistic endeavors of the
participants. La Estrellita, the Spanish
whirlwind dancer, still continues to add
10 her admirers with her sinuous siren
uousity Amourette, the new priina
donna, who also comes from Spain, Is
the possessor Of we'll trained voice
and sings the songs of her native Iand
exuusitely. LeVere and Palmer are a
study Of contrasts. physically ana
yoeally, and are receiving most ener-
getic welcome. Rogers, Stewart and
Elwood are on their last week as enter
taIners, and have made many friends
bv their cleVerness. Their offerings
this week are all of the comedy order.
Kammehmeyer's orchestra furnishes
dignified program between the olio'
Oliver Morosco has secured the five
latest George NJ. Cohan musical come
dies. and they will be given at the Bur
bank from time to time this summer
They are "Forty-fve Minutes from
broadway" Fifty Miles from Boston.
'The Talk of New York" Little
Johnny Jones" and THE Governors
Son" Mr. Morosco wired his agent in
New York to get these plays upon ac-
cidentally hearing Miss Marjorie Ram
beau singing in the wings at the Bur
bank one evening between the acts oil
THE Lion and the Mouse" This YER
satjle young woman has big soprano
voice. and her work in the Conan plays
promises to be something of sensa-
ton.
"The Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer' viii
be continued by Kolb and Dill at the
Majestic just one more week. This has
been necessitated by the tremendous
business which the piece has been do
ing in the second week, but as the en-
gagement of the Teutons here is limited
this will be the last continuance. The
next bill will be a triple one, consist
ing of THE Mustard King" The Col
lege Widower," a burlesque on George
Ade's famous college comedy, and
hurlesoue on '"vhe Music Master"