Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-01
SAN PEDRO POLICE RAID
CAFE At POINT FIRNIN
Los Angeles Detectives Assist
Local Officers in Securing
Evidence at Place

SAN PEDRO, July 3t.-The ocean
View cafe at Point Firmin was raided
by the police this morning and Joe
Boughton, the proprietor, was arrest
ed for violating the liquor ordinance.
Twenty quart bottles Of beer,
eight pints of whisky, a decanter and
drinking glass were confscated.
The police have had the place un-
der suspicion for several weeks, but
have been unable to secure evidence.
This morning detectives from Los An
geles came down and secured liquor
and while they were in the place drink
ing officers of the local force dropped
in and raided the cafe. Boughton put
up $10O cash bail.
This is the second raid made this
week. The Tourist rooming house, for
merly known as the Spokane, was
raided q few nights ago and A. Ga
rama, the proprietor, and Miss L. e.
Gambler arrested. They demanded a
jury trial and the case has been post
poned two weeks.
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they will undergo the novel experience
Of beholding themselves on parade.
Special stage bracing has been put
in under the Orpheum stage to pre-
pare for the coming of Minnie" Cap
tain Gruber's big trained elephant,
which is a feature of this weeks show
Heavy underpinning and extra stud
ding were found necessary to care for
her unusual weight Another big job
was left to the carpenter, too, in pre-
pairing the many traps for the Loie
Fuller Ballet of Light" which is also
an attraction there this week. The
whole stage will have to be recon-
structed for Annette Kellerman when
she comes, as steel girders will be in
stalled to care for her diving tank,
which holds twenty-six tons of water.
Fascinating, gripping, intense in its
interest, as well as almost faultless in
it's dramatic construction, is Iris,
which had it's initial performance last
night of a week production at the Ma
jestic theater One of Pinero's most
powerful dramas, it is given most
powerful Interpretation by Virginia
Harmed and her supporting company or
excellent players. A small house wit
messed the play. If the merits of Iris"
become known to the public crowded
houses will greet Virginia Harmed at
her every succeeding appearance TINS
week.
Iris BellamY the character portrayed
by Miss Harmed, is a young widow VINO
is prevented from a second marriage
by clause in her late husbands Will
which specifies that upon such an oc-
casion she shall be disinherited. She
loves a poor young man and promises
to marry him upon his return from
British Columbia, where he goes in
search of the fortune which VIII pc
necessary to her happiness and to the
satisfaction of his will. In the mean
time the executor of her husbands es-
tate turns defaulter, and Iris finds
herself without a cent. A second sultor
appears, one who has millions at his
disposal He leaves with Iris a blank
check book which she promises herself
and the suitor to destroy. Shortly af-
ter the need of dear friend is brought
to her notice and unwillingly she re-
sorts to the check book.
The suitor follows her to italy with
his tempting fortune. Iris, lover OF
luxury, although she has resolved TO
endure the pangs Of poverty, cannot
resist the temptation. Iris former
suitor returns and hears the confess
sion from the lips of Iris herself of her
uncomfortable weakness. In disgust
he leaves her. The richer suitor the
man of the check book, has listened
to the final conversation between the
two younger lovers. He thrusts Iris
from his flat, in which she has been
living. Then in the fit of rage which
comes upon him with the realization
that he has been made a fool of, he
smashes into smitherenS the furniture
of the apartments.
Bvt it is vain to attempt to relate
the story of the play in brief form. 1t
is unjust to it's wonderful dramatic
strength. 1t can give no idea of the
mastery character drawings which
Pinero has worked in the piece. 1t can
give but little impression of the dra-
matte situations arising from those
same character intricacies.
Miss Harmed cannot be praised too
extravagantly for her portrayal of the
part of the ease-loving Iris. David
Hartford does what is perhaps the
most remarkable work in his career in
the character of the tempestuous Fred
erick Maldonado, the millionaire wor-
shipper of Iris. William Courtenay
gives a dignified clear-cut interpreta-
ton of the younger lover, Laurence
Trenwith, and arises to the greatest
possible height in every scene in
which he figures.
The construction of the play makes
it exceedingly long in it's time of pre-
sentation. 1t was almost II o'clock
last night when the last curtain fell.
There is nothing of tediousness in it,
however, and for four solid hours last
nights audience sat with ever live
interest in the story Shortening the
intermissions will no doubt make more
formances.