Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-25

her company play it for all it is worth.
Clarence Drown, manager of the
Orpheum theater, has been notified by
Martin Beck, general manager of the
Orpheum circuit, that 1853 aspirants
for playwrighting honors submitted
bids for the $3.50 prize offered by Mr.
Beck for the best one-act play for the
Actors Fund fair, and that some were
from Los Angeles.
Manuscripts poured in from every
state except Nevada, and nearly
score came from Europe. Six plays
will be selected for presentation at the
fair.
A play was submitted on almost
every conceivable subject, from the
contemplated visit of the storl1 to the
temperance of Caesars ghost. Over
one-third of the plays concerned the
domestic triangle. Less than 100 were
free from the element of love and
nearly half ended with a kiss. There
were three plays in Yiddish, one In
Italian and one in German
At o'clock today during the after
noon tea at Levy's Cafe Chantant the
new olio for this week will receive its
initial presentation. The Rusticana
Trio, vocalists and instrumentalists, in
grand opera selections; Levere and
Palmer. with new selections; Amour
ette, the dainty soprano, in an artistic
sketch, and La Estrellita, giving Span
ish numbers, are on the bill
The reserved seat sale will open this
morning for the engagement OF waiter
Damrosch and his New York SYM
phony orchestra and the return en-
gagement of Maud Allan, the classic
dancer. Seats may be secured at either
the Bartlett Music company's or the
Auditorium box office.
The Flonzaley quartet closed very
successful week in San Francisco yes,
terday afternoon. The quartet VIII
give one recital in this city at simpson
| auditorium next Thursday evening
Rather startling is the new headline
| act at the Orpheum opening at the
matinee today. The new act is called
ia Petite Gosse," and is really a de-
plction of Apache life In Paris The
| Apache is not comparable with any
special class in this country MS near
| est compeer being the Bowery Boy
! though the latter is not nearly SC
! bloodthirsty as is the Partisan. In por-
| traving his life the stage has found a
| new set of characterizations, ana 1T
| offering this bit at the Orpheum a
glimpse of the real Partisan under
world is given. Mile. M. Corio and q
cast of twelve are the company, ano
| the famed Apache dance. is feature
| of the act. Others on the new bill are
Stelling and Revell. unique comiques on
the horizontal bars; Nonette, the love
ly gypsy violiniste, and Wits Glrls
| from Melody Lane" feminine quar-
tet of unusual quality. HIS Last
Appearance" is the playlet, whlle
Berg's Therry Girls, Avery and Hart ana
Nine. NJ. Morichini, the prima DONNA
stay over.
"The Price" George Broadhursts S
newest play, will have its initial pro-
| duction on any stage at the Belasco
theater tonight. Concerned in the
BeIasco performance will be Mr. stone
Mr.. Camp, Mr.. Scott MISS Oakiey'
Miss Farrington. Miss Lewis ana MISS
| Sullivan. 1.-THE Price" bids fair TO
prove the strongest play Mr.. Broad
hurst has ever written. Certain II is
| that from a literary and purely ora
matte viewpoint it will bring to TINS
we'll known playwright new laurels'
The Belasco players underwent an
all-night rehearsal of "The Price" last
night and this morning. Mr.. Broad,
hurst personally directed the renearsMal M
and expressed himself as eminently
| SaIlS0EQ
ished performance tonight.
Frederic Thompson, the New York
manager last night wired Manager
Rlackwood of the Eelasco theater that
'aThe Spendthrift" is now playing TO
| big business at the Hudson theater'
New York. That's Magrane, who Gre
a+e1 the chief feminine role in the
Porter Emerson Browne piece when II
was originally produced at the local
ReIasco theater some months ago, has
heen the recipient of much praise. T.
| DANIEL Frawley, also Los Angeles
favorlte, is a member of the cast. He
has the role that was played at the
Belasco by William Yerance
George NJ Cohan's national song
show "George washington Jr.,' was
greeted by two packed houses again
yesterday. George washington Jr..
which will close Saturday night VIII
he followed by the Bostonians' FAMOUS
success, robin Hood" for which MT
Hartman has received hundreds OF re-
quests, and which will serve for the
reapppearance of Georgianna strauss
who will sing Alan-a-Dale'
One Of F,lrope's most famous troupes
of acrobats, The Schiavonys, will head
the new Sullivan & Considine vaude-
| Vile bill opening at the Los Angeles
theater this afternoon Others on the
new program are Henry Keene and
olive Briscoe, offering the timely farce.
"A Trial Marriage" Hal Kelly and
Flo wentworth in 1.-THE Village Lock
up" Ralph Whitehead In ms series
of character dellneations; Miller and
| Russell in their hilariously funny skit
mThe Lunatic and the Girl" Georgia
| NToIson a charming comedienne, and