Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-29
OFFERINGS AT THE LOS ANGELES PLAYHOUSES
VAUDEVILLE BILLS
HAVE MUCH MERIT
Music, Comedy and Skill at orpheum.
Columbia Comedy Four and Cir
ard Best at Los An.
geIes Theater

1t is rather difficult to say just which
Is the best number of the eight offer
ings this week at the { ~oheum thea
ter. The entire bill is one of excep-
tional merit. Music, comedy and skill
are everywhere. 1t will be hard for
Martin Beck to keep up the pace he
has set this week. for there are not
many Vaudevillians so clever as those
on this weeks program
OF the four new numbers, Reynolds
and Donegan, roller skate experts and
Miss Winona Winter are the most dis
tinctive, the former for their grace and
the latter for her charm. Felix and
Barry, the comedians, are close sec
onds, which makes it difficult to tell
which of the three acts deserves the
wreath.
Earle Reynolds and Nellie Donegan
present something out of the ordinary.
They dance and cavort with such ease
and grace that one wonders if they
were born on skates. 1.-THE Musical
Top" portion of their act, done by Miss
Donegan, Is a def to the laws of graV-
ity. MIR. Reynolds is a personifieatlon
of grace in everything he does. The
act should not be missed.
Miss Winter is so delightful in her
ingenue charm she wins every heart
and most of the hands-in applause.
She's as fresh and sweet in her lingerie
as ripe peach, and just as beautiful.
Her grooming pickaninny cradle song
is SO DELIGHTFULLY."- sane and melodious
II takes one back to the land of cot
ton, giving a true view of mother love,
which exists In the hearts of black as
well as white. Miss Winter Is an eX-
ceptionally versatile girl. as was shown
by her representations, which ended
with a bit OF real ventriloquy Indeed
she richly deserves her title of 1.-The
Little Cheer Girl"
Fun fast and furious, music, dancing
and clever comedy are the component
parts of "The Boy Next Door," pre-
sented by George Felix. Lydia Barry
and her two sisters, Emily and Clara.
Mr.. Felix is a whole show in himself,
with his humorous acrobatic and pam
tomimic stunts. Supplemented by
Lydia Barry, who can sing in real
way. and the sisters, who dance rather
well. the offering is made full or
merit.
If more comedy were introduced into
Miss Clara Belle Jerome's tabloid mu-
steal comedy. entitled "Joyland," it
would go infinitely better. MISS Je-
rome can sing, look pretty ana dances
well. Her eight "toodle" assistants
also are clever. William seymour Is d
capable comedian. The act is staseo
in a magnificent manner. But there 10
something lacking to make 1t popular
with the vaudeville audiences 1t may
he comedy and 1t may be something
else. However, the act is far from
being unworthy.
OF the holdover acts, Walter c. KEEL
ly. "the Virginia judge" is the most
ENJOYABLE, and the whip act OF treu
lindsay Is most skillful and difficult
each performer was given big recep-
ton and hearty applause yesterday
The other two acts which hoid over
are Superstition, a playlet presented
by Charles w. Bowser, Edith Hlnkle
and Maxfield Moree, ana the heeo
brothers. comedy acrobats.
The Monday nighters at the Los An
eeles theater applauded the Colun pa
Comedy Four into a weeks fame iasl
night The quartet of clever dealers
in harmony and fun was forced 10 run
the gamut of its repertoire before the
stage boss told the turnkey IN the Ieu
suit to haul down the colors. Chariey
Whitrock was the mollycoddle OF tn IN.
team and backed up his makeup WIN
fine Tetrazzini warbling. The general
riot of amusement was perlodlcaily
ouelled by good ballad work on the
nart of Jack Simonds. baritone, ano
lack Kearns, bass. The singing OF
ssVhen the Bell in the Lighthouse
Rings Ding-Dong'' was particularly
pleasing. nm, .rr,,e
In a screaming farce entitled 'fhe
Detective Detected Miss Retta Merrill
and Paul and Harry Hickman gIdu-
daned the hearts of the management
Gerard, the herculean idol and heaVy-
weight iuggler, opened a great many
nairs of ewes with his sensational eX-
hibitions of strength. principal anone
which was his handling of fuli-sizeo
Whitehead torpedo. -
EVELYN and Lame De Faye, two
dainty sisters, who played banJoS
and mandolins as easily and grace
| fully as they danced, were given
cordial opening night reception.
Miller and Mack, two classy dancers
with a world of new pranclnss' Were
successful applause getters.
one of the picturesque figures on the
hil1 was Alice Carver Taylor, a femaie
| William Tell. What she couiuh IN
with a repeating rifle and revolver was wa
NOT visible to the naked eye. she oiu
| some sensational shooting with the alo
Of mirrors and finally ran up INTO tne
balcony and shot small objects ON the
stage. Her husband, Henry, the noteo
enuilibrist performed some astohlsh-
ing feats.