Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

improve in later performances. The
play itself is delightful, and if the stage
manager will get back ION the job"
and If the actors will master the spirit
of the thing it should prove worthy
and popular Offering.
Tonight at the Auditorium theater
will mark the first production in this
city of 1.-THE Queen of the Moulin
Rouge" which comes with a record of
years run at the Circle theater in
New York city and a six months run
at the Olympic theater in Chicago. and
with practically the same cast includ-
ing Harry Short and SnitZ Edwards,
that has been identified with the pro-
duction since it's premiere. 1.-The Queen
of the Moulin Rouge" is the result or
the collaboration of Paul NJ. Potter,
John T. Hall and Vincent Bryan. The
musical score contains tWenty-four
numbers. Matinees will be given on
Wednesday and Saturday.
Hoyt's farce, "a Stranger in New
York. will be played this week by
Lewis S. Stone and the Belasco COM
pany Mr.. Stone, of course, will have
the role of the stranger who picks up
a letter of introduction from the cor
ridor OF his hotel, and is welcomed
with unrestrained hospitality into a
crowd of merry people to his own
amazement as well as to the delight fof
the others of the party. Every member
of the Belasco organization will be in
the cast of "A Stranger in New York. :"
Bessie Tannehill has been especially
engaged for the production, as well as
a dozen of other players Miss Tame
hill will sing two songs, and Adele
Harrington will also be heard in an
up-to-date number. Other musical con-
%r.t1 TUFf1l hn
Giblyn. Frank Camp, Lloyd Bacon and
John ]. Kennedy.
"The Way OUT the new play that
is to have it's first production on any
stage at the Belasco next week, will be
rehearsed for the first time tomorrow
morning This is one of the> plays Man.
ager Blackwood secured from Joseph
Brooks who is associated with Klaw &
Erlanger In the tours of Lillian Rus
sell, "Ben Hur," ''The Round Up" and
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" the last
named being one of the big hits of the
current Gotham season. "The Way
Out" is the work of Mrs. A. S. Steele
and Mrs H. C. DeMille, and is intend
ed for Lillian Russell's use next season.
AS Miss Russell will be in Loss ssAngeles
at the time the Belasco people are pre-
senting the new piece, she will have an
opportunity of viewing it from the side
of the footlights to which she is least
accustomed. Scenic models for the play
have been received from New York and
the Belasco production will be the
same as that planned for Miss Rus
sells use. The first performance of
"The Way Out" will be given at the
special Christmas matinee Monday
Ferris Hartman and his associates at
the Grand opera house will this morn
ing commence rehearsals of THE CAM
pus," Walter De Icons new musical
comedy, which will be given a produc-
ton at the Grand opera house next
Sunday afternoon. Unusual interest Is
being shown in this clever young come
dams first effort at musical play writ
ing and the Grand management is pre-
pairing an unusually fine production
for the occasion.
The following lines from Lillian Rus
sells play, "In Search of a Sinner,
illustrate the character of Miss Thomp-
sons comedy, which is soon to be here,
and also show the interesting view
point from which the author has
limned her principal character. Speak
ing of the monotony of her married
iife the character portrayed by Miss
Russell, says:
what satisfaction can true fem
mime heart Hnd IN the deep ueVOtlon
of a man no other woman can ever
rouse? What gloat is there in holding
a man you couldn'tSleave If you tried?
Don't talk to me OF your placid
streams and slippers by the hearth.
They are for old age, not for youth
and the man who gives you peace
like that has only that to give. Saints
are right in heaven, with harp and
a hymn and halo, but when l marry
again you'll know the man is a sinner.
II want q man, soul and body, spirit
and flesh; q temper to calm, passion
to curb, and 1 to please, and women
to rouse l want life-the battle of
love. Woman was born to fight and
win and glory in the winning"
Miss Russell will appear in her new
play at the Mason opera house Christi
mas week, opening next Monday night.
The Six Musical tCuttys headline the
new Orpheum bill opening today.
James Callahan and Jenny st. George
present a novelty in 1.-THE Old Neigh
borhood," O skit wherein true Irish
man is portrayed and the wit of Erin
has full play. d. ]. Andree presents
something new in living pictures, call
ing them his studies in porcelains,"
and the Temple quartet will furnish
high class musical selections. George
Beban with his superb 1.-THE Sign of
the Rose" JewelPs Manikins, the great
Asahi and Grant aud Hoag remain.