Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12

duction-"singers who can sing and
comedians who can comede." The act
is similar in many respects to the one
used for years by these two comedians.
The finale, Hes a Cousin of Mine,
sung in German always has proved
mirth-provoker Grigolati's aerial bal
let Is a spectacle of grace and beauty.
The introduction of live doves Is
novelty. Franklin and Standards pre-
sent a pleasing acrobatic act. Hold
over acts are Lyons and Yosco, the
harpist and the singer, who scored
again yesterday afternoon as they dld
a week ago; Paul Spadoni, of whom the
writer said last week, Hes the best
juggler the Orpheum has presented IN
many months; THE Code Book,
dramatic sketch, and Hal Merritt, VINO
entertains fairly we'll.
sidle Lawrence writes from Minneap-
oils, where he has gone to join the
ranks of the plutocrats, Il dropped
into an amusement place the afternoon
of the Jeffries disaster TO get away
from the noise, heat and my grouch
resulting from the fight. Imagine my
surprise when 1 beheld Hobart Bos-
worth, Bob Leonard and Margaret VIII
Jams acting away for dear life. or
course, it was only a picture or my
friends beheld. for I was in moving
picture show shop, but 1t made me
think of home. 1 forgot all about my
troubles and watched the show twice.
Producer Roscoe ArbuclAe OF the
Princess is closing his engagement
with a whirlwind finish, for "A Law
yer's Troubles" this weeks offering'
is up to the standard set in his former
plays and outranks some In Its whole-
some comedy and timely musical
specialties.
In the latter Bessie Hill and Hazel
Baldwin are feature principally. The
former delights with carefully stud
led rendition of the song hit, I'm Not
That Kind of a Girl" MISS BALDWIN
leads the beauty chorus through some
raqtime eVoIutions with her coon
shouting version of "Wild Cherry
Rag" Both soubrettes unite their er-
forts i'm "Pet Names" Minta Durtee
appeals to her hearers with well rem
dered solo, "If Thought You wouldn't
Tell" Fred Ardath Is the central com
edv figure in the piece and has the role
of an Irish butler with faculty for
starting something he can't finish. Ben
SeIlar does an exceptional bit of char
acter work as the lawyer in the case'
who makes a speciality of divorces.
Arbuckle appears as the gay husband
of an unsuspecting wife who woula
pull the wool over his wife's eyes, but
Is foiled by the servant. Minta Durfee
is the wronged wife and does her part
well.
Next week will be seen a new play.
new music and new faces at the Prin-
cess. Producer Charles Young Will be-
gin his regime with "A 100 to snot'
Richard Bennett, who is playing at
the Burbank theater, will address the
Eoof SCHOOL
Thursday. Mr.. Egan has prepared
nrogram of scenes from successful
plays to be given by the students that
evening for the. entertainment or the
guests.
Edgar Selwyn, whose new play, "The
Country Boy" is now running at the
Rurhank. will leave for New York
todav to be present at the final re-
hearsals of his wife's (Margaret
Mavo) production, Baby Mine" Mrs
SeIWyn also is a drafnatist of note,
and this season will star in her own
play. Mr.. Selwyn is delighted with
the manner in which the Burbank
players are handling the unique char
acters in his comedy, and he VIII at
once make arrangements for metro
politan production.
The Burbank theater program has
come out in its new summer suit. The
new cover design is poster effect by
Miss Alma Eckl, a clever young anna
teur artist.
The box office at the Majestic VIII
reopen Thursday for the sale of seats
for the Virginia Harmed engagement
which begins next Sunday night. MISS
Harmed and most of the members OF
her company have arrived in Los An
geles. Supporting her, in addition TO
her clever leading man, William Cour-
tenay, will be such eastern fayorltes
as Bessie Barriscale, Frank Dennl-
thorne, Howard Hickman, benjamin
Horning, William Sherman and many
others.
Oliver Morosco and Josef Montrose
have returned from one of the most
strenuous automobile fishing trips
these enthusiastic Waltonites ever
have attempted. They went way up
into the San Bernardino mountains,
after a scorching trip across the desert
in Mr.. Morosco's roadster. Ihey say
they caught seventy-one hsh'
The new Sullivan & Considine bill
opened yesterday at the Los angeles
theater Besides the seven acts
uniote feature was added last night
by Senior Enrique Robes, Spain's
champion bull fighter, who Will appear
in the bull ring at Tia Juana next sun
day. and the latest picador to receive
the favor Of the king Of Spain. Robes