Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

William Courtenay, who is acknoWl-
edged to be the greatest leading man
on the American stage. He scored one
of the biggest successes in New York
last season in "Arsene Lupin."
MASON = Beginning Wednesday
evening Margaret Anglin, one of Los
Angeles most popular favorites, will
appear at the Mason opera house for
four nights and a Saturday matinee
in her great success 1.-THE Awakening
of Helena Richie" an adaptation of
Margaret Deland's widely read story
of the same name. The play is in four
acts, made by Charlotte Thompson.
young Californian playwright, who,
with several successful dramatic eff
forts to her credit, has now succeeded
with the aid of Margaret Anglin in
scoring a complete triumph.
1.-THE Awakening of Helena Richie"
was first produced early last Septem-
ber at the Savoy theater in New York,
where it enjoyed a steady run of over
four months. Aided by company of
actors and actresses, every one or
whom has been credited with an in
dividual hit Miss Anglin seems to
have surpassed all previous efforts by
her finished method, restraint and
magnificent dramatic qualities The
character of Helena Richie is evident
ly ideally suited to Miss Anglin, and
judging from the New York critics,
who lavishly praised her work in every
instance, local playgoers who admire
Margaret Delapd's strongly sympa-
thetic stories have no reason to regret
that her most popular book has at
last found it's way to the footlights,
which seems to be the inevitable destiny
of all successful novels that contain
human interest.
The story of the play is so well
known that it does not need recapitu-
lation here. The assurance that the
dramatist has successfully preserved
the old world atmosphere of Margaret
Delands work is interesting and
agreeable.
The supporting company includes
Eugene Ormonde, John r. Crawford,
Walter Howe, Eugene Shakespeare,
Halbert Brown, Raymond Hackett,
Sally Williams and Gertrude Swiggett.
On Saturday night Miss Anglin will
give a special performance of her orig
inal and greatest success, Mrs. Danes
Defense"
OLYMPIC THEATER - Aside from
being the home of musical comedy,
Alphin e. Fargo are endeavoring to
gain for their theater the repu-
tatlon of an art gallery as well. They
have purchased nine of Rostaigne's
masterpieces in oil and have had them
hung upon the walls of the auditorium.
Each of the nine paintings represent
one of the muses. and are said to be
worth $1,000 each.
"The Merry Whirl." which is the next
Offering at the Olympic, is a riotous
farce comedy in which complications
between a man who is so unfortunate
as to have several women represented
as his wife, and his well meaning but
ill advised friend who endeavors to
straighten out matters, only making
them worse, and the other characters
in the comedy become so entangled that
it almost seems impossible to give
satisfactory explanation which, how
ever is manager in a most unique
manner.
Jules Mendel as usual, will have the
chief comedy role, assisted by AL
Franks and Monte Carter. Dave Nor
ris will appear in a funny black face
character, while Leonard Brisbane is
cast as an old wench. Walter Spencer
will have the burden of principal love
maker
Blossom Seeley will delight her aud
fence with some new songs, and Vera
Stanley will render another solo of the
kind which is earning for her much
popularity.
The chorus will appear in ten big
singing and dancing novelties
ORPHEUM-The headline feature at
the Orpheum for the week beginning
with next Mondays matinee will be
another of those intensely dramatic
sketches for which this circuit is noted.