Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16

persuaded by his daughter. seeks to
aid him with collateral sufficient to
cover the missing funds it develops
that the governor in his youth had
himself been a defaulter. For this
reason his offer is refused. At the last
minute, however, Mr.. Pendleton, one
of the directors, saves the bank, and
in the end Prescott is eXonerated. a.
Byron Beasley will play the cashier
and Miss Frances Nordstrom his
! fancee. Fay Banter will return to
| the Burbank in this play. Others in
| the cast are David NJ. Hartford, di-
rector; David Landau, Henry Stock
bridge, Harry Mestayer, John w. Bur
ton. Willis Marks, H, S. Duffield,
Lowell Alice Taylor, Louise Royce,
Ethel Won Waldron and Florence
Oberle.
notwithstanding with the usual
matinee Sunday, Ferris Hartman and
his company will present for the first
time by a western stock organization
Pixlev and Luders' Woodland" Mr..
Hartman paid $1,000 for the rights to
produce the piece. The plot of Wood
land" is exceedingly dainty and re-
freshing, unconventional, for it is
lodged in the woods and such things
as streets and towns and World-Weary
people do not figure at all All the
characters are birds-and no joke, that.
There are three-score young women
cOstumed to represent blaCkbirds, can
aries, pert Wrens, statuesque peacocks,
demUre doves and miSchieVouS spar
rows. with the comical bluejay and
the foolishly bad rooster, who are the
cause of all the others troubles. Mr..
PiXlcy has written a whimsical book,
and some ripping lyrics, while Gus
taVc Luders' music is usually it's own
recommendation. The production of
"WOOdland' will give Los Angeles the
atergocrs their first opportunity to hear
MIR. Hartmans new prima donna, Edna
LOrimeT White who will make her
first appearance i'm the role of Prince
Eagle Mr.. Hartman will be seen as
the comical Bluciay, while the other
important roles of General Rooster,
Judge owl, Miss Nightingale, Jenny
Wren, Turtle Dove. etc, will be al
lotod to tho other principals of the COM
pauy. The chorus viii he we'll to the
fore. The costumes are those used in
the original Henry ". Savage produc-
tion while the scenery has been painted
for this production in the Savage
studios.
MAJESTIC-"TheA Alaskan" will come
TO the Majestic for a weeks stay he
ginning tonight with Wednesday and
Saturday matineeS. Since its former
local production it has been freely re-
adapted by Richard +. Carroll and
Gus Weinburg, it's principal comedians.
The Alaskan passed into The hands
Of William p. cullen last spring by
arrangement with John Cort. Under
his instructions Mr. Carroll and Mr..
WcinbuTg went to work, Sparing the
narrative and the musical numbers but
building UP several ingenious Specialties
for the second act AS tried out in its
five months run in Chicago, "The Alas
kan was found to be known mainly by
one number called Snow ba ling" in
which eight Eskimo girls pelted the
audience with snowballs made of yarn,
and were vigorously and genially peted
in return. The duration of this number
is dependent upon the humor and the
strength of the people i'm front. Tho
Chicago Cubs and White Sox once sat
in front and curved them across. only
to find that their targets could not he
driven to cover. Hi Hi Ill.," another
speciality, is a review Of all of the pop
ular methods of song writing, with
characteristic dance for each number
The rest of the cast includes Detmar
POppen in the role Of Totem Pole Pete
who sings "Thc Totem Pole" and who
mas played IN the west in the title role
Of "rhe Sho-Gun," and has also ac-
companied DeWolf Hopper on tour in
"Happyland,' The hero of the story
Dick Atwater, will be played by John
r. Phillips, who figured in the plot of
"The Tendcrfoot' under Mr.. Cullen's
management. Miss Jessie Stoner, new
to the west but well known In the east,
will be the heroine, who has grub
staked" the mining prospectors. Inn
portant in the specialties is agile Kuko,
an Eskimo girl, played by Miss Eta
Lockhart. Sidney Algiers, an expert
enced animal actor, plays a polar bear,
specalties. Mr.. Cullen has equipped