Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-10
ORPHEuM VAUDEVILLE
BILL IS HIGH CLASS
Symphony Association Plans for
Coming Season-Miss Adams
to Give Extra Matinee

The Orpheum bill this week is a
sure cure for the blues as we'll as be-
ing a respite from the heat. There is
plenty of tuneful music interspersed
here and there with dancing and COM
edy in the bill There really is not an
unworthy act among the new or old
turns.
The Four Dancing Bugs-two Of mas
culine and two of feminine gender
and Nellie Nichols, q songstress imi-
tator, are best among the new acts
although T. Roy Barnes and Bessie
Crawford with their breezy sketch en-
titled 1.-THE Fakir and the Lady" and
the tabloid musical comedy "The Lead
ing Lady" give the newcomers a close
run for honors of getting the most ap-
plause.
Miss Nichols has wonderful person.
allty, sings her various numbers in
delightful voice and does her imper-
sonations in a manner which is re-
Warded with applause which says like
oliver Twist, please, ma'a we want
more"
Two of the Dancing Bugs dressed
like scarecrows and the other two
dressed in dainty little gingham
dresses, please from the first. Then the
lightning changes of costume add In
terest. The dancers use the ol-tlme
method of hard shoe double-shuffe,
but they have added some new steps
and make their acts Of exceeding
merit.
The melodramatic comedy "Huckins'
Run" gives Frank Lynch an excellent
opportunity for comedy characterize
ton, and allows Billy Walsh to reel
off lot of to-the-minute slang.
"Huckins' Run" is q real tabloid melo-
drama and excellent in many ways.
The Picquays, unique and entertain
ing gymna yts, Charles r. Semon, mono
loguist and Edwin Holt and his COM
pany presenting a first-rate sketch
1.-The Mayor and the Manicure" com
plete the program.
Owing to the tremendous demand for
seats for the engagement at the Mason
opera house of Miss Maude Adams, IN
What Every Woman Knows" open
ing tonight, the management an
nounce an additional special matinee
performance for Friday afternoon, May
13. Seats for this performance on sale
this morning at Q o'clock.
At the annual meeting of the Los
Angeles Symphony association held
yesterday in Symphony hall, Blanchard
building, new officers were elected and
plans were laid for the coming sym
phony season which will be the four
teenth since the association was hrst
formed. Harley Hamilton was reject
ed director and was voted $lOOO cash
so that he may be enabled to make
a European tour during the summer.
Mr.. Hamilton also was authorized to
spend $500 for new music which ne
will purchase in Europe. While away
Mr. Hamilton will visit all the muslcal
centers of the continent and Will bring
back with him some new ideas Tor the
six symphonys to be given during the
next twelve months.
The new officers elected were: Presi-
dent. Mrs. w. G. Kerckhoff; treasurer,
Mrs. ]. 0. Koepfli; secretary, Mrs. Wal
ter RAYMOND; chairman of the board
of directors, Mrs. Alfred Solano; dlrec-
tors. Mrs. ]. c. Mossin first vice presi-
denD, Miss Augusta Senter (second
vice president), Mrs. H. l.. Mcneil,
Mrs. Fred Bixby, Mrs. ]. s. Chapman,
James Slauson, DR.. Norman Bridge,
DR.. A. L. Leish, Mrs. Howard Hunting
ton, Mrs. DR.. Bryant, Fred A; Walton'
Miss Victoria Witner, Willis H. Booth
and Miss Mira Hershey L. E. Be
hymer was reelected general manag-
er. Frank Patterson was selected to
write the music notes and Arnold
Krauss was chosen as concertme1ster.
An effort will be made to increase the
orchestra from 6S pieces to n. AS a
large guarantee has already been made
by the hackers of the orchestra 1t is
probable that the increase Will be
brought about.
Plenty of sparkling comedy and a
number of we'll selected and we'll rem
dered musical numbers make THE
$4,000 Beauty a pleasing offering at
the Princess this week. The plot of
the piece is meagre and threadbare,
but the abundance of humor and songs
makes up for this deficiency. Vera
Blair Stanley, who has the title role,
makes the married men in the au-
dience blush by flashing mirror in
their faces, while singing YOU'RE the
Man That's Been Running After Me, "
while Minta Durfee, the dainty SOU
brette's solo is a comic rendition of
"My Husbands in the City, assisted
by the chorus.
A ludicrous feature is the burlesque
Florodora sextet, with eccentric
sisters, Bessie Hill. and Messrs. Ar
dath, Arbuckle and Sellar take part.
Arbuckle, Ardath and st. John, a new
Juvenile member of the company, have
an odd trio "Old Black Crow" Ar
dath's Hebrew characterization is eX-
cellent.
Miss Myrtle Vane, who was to have
been the stellar feature Of the en-
gagement of the Charles King stock
company engagement at the Grand
opera house, has been engaged by
Oliver Morosco, as a permanent addi-
tion to the forces of the Burbank thea
ter. In order that Mr.. Kings arrange
ments may not be upset, however. Mr.
Morosco has loaned Miss Vane to Mr..
King for three weeks, but after that
time she will be seen regularly in the
Burbank cast
1.-The Price," George Broadhurst's s
play which for two solid weeks has
crowded the Belasco theater, opened for
the last week of it's successful run
last night. Last night again found the
Belasco crowded with theater patrons