Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-19
The TheaterS
BY SHIRLEY OLYMPUS

clever enough to make one forget the
| oppressive heat, but. taken as whole,
the bill is not up to standard.
Miss Victoria offers several new
songs, but it was one of her old ones
"The Artists Model"-which caught
the popular fancy yesterday afternoon,
! necessitatlng the repetition OF another
| old song-"Now l Have to Call Him
| Father"-as an encore. Miss Victoria
! has forsaken straight" songs and Is
! presenting her entire act in character
| costumes. Also she has new easel
and new announcement cards.
Next to Miss Victoria's turn, Clown
! Zertho's canine comedians are the best
on the bill Zertho has two dozen or
more dogs of all kinds, colors and
sizes exceptionally well trained to do
| tricks which appeal to young and OLD
alike. The act is G. headliner in the
dumb animal class.
Peter Donald the Scotch comedian,
! and Meta Carson present an act which
has more or less music and comedy in
! it, although it lacks snap and ginger.
Lewis McCord and his company evil
| IDENTIFY believe vaudeville lovers are
easily satisfied. The McCord sketch,
! winning on Wind" is as fiat as
though all the wind had been taken
! out of it. Act and acting are extreme
| ly mediocre.
Maud and Gladys Finney, two very
| pretty girls, must be related to some
| aquatic family, for they do wonderful
stunts. One of the fair young ladies
! picks up numerous coins with her
mouth while under water. The other
! floats about twisting and turning and
! revolving like some strange fish. The
act is a pretty one, and though similar
to an act seen here some years ago is
| q diversion from usual vaudeville Of
ferings.
Fred Warren and AL Blanchard con-
tinue to please with their songs and
comedy. Other holdovers are Grigo-
lati's aerial ballet and Franklin and
Standards in an acrobatic act.
1.-THE Missourians," which is being
presented this week at the Grand opera
house by the Girton stock company,
is a melodrama which appeals to all
classes. For the lover of the usual
brand Of 'mellerdrammer" the play
has thrills and sensational climaxes.
Might and right, love and hatred, good
and evil, battle for supremacy, with
the ultimate result as it should be.
For the individual who cares for high
er and better things the play offers a
study in characters. 1t has many Of
the elements of real -to-the-min-
ute dramas. A horse race. some sem
timent Of virile character and plenty
of comedy to relieve the pathos lift the
play above former offerings of the
Girton company.
George Webb is once more leading
man at the Grand. He made his in
itial appearance this season Sunday.
In times before Mr. Webb has delight
ed Grand regulars and judging from
the reception he was given last night
he will come into his own once more.
Mr.. Webb well knows how to portray
melodramatic heroes, SO Is thoroughly
at home in 1.-THE Missourians." Ches-
ter Stevens as the villain and Neva
West as the heroine. as we'll as the
others in the cast give excellent ac-
counts of themselves.
Good comedy situations, new and
catchy songs and excellent work by
principals and chorus combine to make
the double offering of the Tivoli COM
| edy company the best evenings enter
| tainment yet presented at the Empire
theater by Mr.. Kelly and his asso-
ciates. THE Masqueraders" is used
as a curtain raiser and Is followed by
1.-THE Maid of Dundee"
via Wireless" as played by Lewis
S. Stone and the Belasco company, last
night entered on its secondhand what
the management AYERS its last-week
at the Belasco, and If the size of the
audience and the number oS curtain
calls that followed the falling of each
curtain may be taken as a criterion, |
the Paul Armstrong -Winchell Smith
play is just about what the average
playgoer wants.
The big boat scene is working much |
better than during the early perform |
ances of "Via Wireless" and the |
sending" of Actor Giblyn at the wire |
less key shows more of a professional |
touch than before. Mr.. Stone in the |
role of Lieutenant Summers hasn't a |
great deal to do in Via Wireless" but |
he is always a commanding figure |
edy contributed by Adele Harrington |
and Charles Ruggles serves to
brighten the melodramatic episodes, |
and while this duo of Belascoites Is on |
the stage the audience for the time |
being forgets all about inventions, |
naval guns, storms at sea, wireless
telegraphy and everything else that at |
other times dominate Via wireless"
Miss Oakley lends a delightful sincerity |
to all of her scenes, while Frank Camp |
is a regulation theatrical villain and |
Harry Andrews shows that he is quite |
as good an actor as he is a director.
"Via wireless" will be followed next |
Monday night at the Belasco by the |
Shubert comedy success, BILLY" in
which Richard Vivian will have a
chance to show what he can do with |
the role created at Daly's theater, |
New York, last season by Sidney Drew.
With two capacity houses the
ne wproducer of the Princess, Charles
Young, commenced his regime Of
musical comedy yesterday with "a
100 to 1 Shot" Both humorously |
and musically the piece is one of the
best seen at the Princess for many |
moons, and served as an excellent We
hicle to introduce the new comedians
whom Manager Workman has added to
his company. George Clancy made his |
initial bow before Princess patrons as
the Jew uncle of a four-fiushing Irish
theatrical manager, and his Hebrew |
impersonations were ludicrous in the |
extreme and brought laughs fast and |
furious. Fred Ardath, who usually is
seen with some sort of makeup, proved |
a revelation in the straight part of the |
hotel bellboy, and featured musically |
in a duet with Mabelle la Vere "I'll Go |
the Route for You" Miss Hazel Bald
win, who heretofore has been princi-
pally seen in soubrette roles, broke into
characterdom as the German servant |
girl. Bessie Hills "Call Me Up Some |
Rainy Afternoon" was one of the de-
cisve song hits, while Mabelle la We're
sings Candy" in a pleasing manner
and Hazel Baldwin scored with Don't
Play the Glowworm, Lena" George |
Clancy won several encores with his
speciality, 1--WE Won't Go Home Till
Daylight"
The Caledonian society, of which
PETER Donald now at the Orpheum, is