Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-10

Seats will go on sale today. The show
will be here only two weeks.
M. Meyerdeld, jr., president, and
Martin Beck, general manager OF the
Orpheum circuit, will be here the lat
ter part of this week. Both are IN
terested in aviation. They will also
turn the first earth for the new Or
pheum in South Broadway, the plans
for which are nearly ready.
"King Dodo," the merriest dolt who
ever sat on a throne, returns to remind
us how good thing is musical comedy
which lives up to both handles OF It's
name At the Majestic last night an
enthusiastic audience applauded again
and again as each of the familiar airs
came vibrating over the footlights and
gave the special faVorites of the cast
most cordial reception.
The statuesque beauty and sweet
voice of Eleanor Kent as Piola helped
not little to register another triumph
for the Pixley-Luders piece. So did
the viyacious charm and grace of Zoe
Barnett, we'll remembered in this, her
home, for her work in the Princess COM
pany engagement last summer. Miss
Kent's singing won numerous recalls,
and her appearance at the head of a
shapely brigade of coryphees in the
second act met a climax of apprecia-
ton. As in every former appearance
here Miss Barnett worked hard all the
time she was on the stage. She has
gained in confidence and precision since
her last visit, and her dancing, as be-
fore, was marked feature of her work.
William Friend as Dodo, with the
head like an ostrich egg, the innocent
smile of a cheerful idiot and the absurd
diadem and scepter, ogled his way into
u
his opening song by not rapping out
the words with sufficient clearness.
The PiXley book is we'll worth hear
ing, lyrics as well as dialogue
Osborn Clemson was the Pedro, who
might make love with more enthusiasm.
William Herman West was an ample
and accurate DR.. Fizz. Charles J..
Udell sang Look in the Book and Sec
capitally. Louise Mink was an attrac-
tive Angela and won a merited encore
by her dancing, in pretty Greek garb,
in the second act. Laura Millard took
the role of Queen Lili acceptably, tan,
fiirtations and all.
The chorus is well drilled, sing su-
perbly and looks the best it can. It's a
good show, and deserves to live as
long as its youth hunting potentate.
Lewis S. Stone and the Belasco
theater company will open tonight in
The Genius" by Cecil and William
C. DeMilIe, authors of "Strongheart"
and THE Warrens of Virginia." Mr.
Stone will be seen in Nat Goodwins S
original role Of Jack Spencer. This is
the first production of 1.-THE Genius"
in stock.
Carlotta, who loops the loop on a
bicycle, will be the Los Angeles the
ater headliner this afternoon. Others
on the new bill are Tom Linton and
his Jungle Girls in their miniature
musical comedy; Won Mitzel and May
nard, presenting "Cupid's Coinci-
dence'; the Rusticana troupe, w. c.
Hoeffler and company and Grace
Everett.
Rehearsals will begin tomorrow
morning on the Belasco stage for Por-
ter Emerson Browns new drama,
THE Spendthrift." which will be given
at the Belasco next Monday night by
special arrangement with Frederic
Thompson.
The Hartman company will begin
rehearsals again today for Pixley &
Luders woodland which will fol-
low this weeks production of 1.-THE
Idols Eye" The costumes have al
ready arrived, being those used in the
original Henry W. Savage production.