Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-20
Record Crowd FloCks to
See Naughty Paris Play
Censors Reserve Judgment Until Cold
GRAY Dawn---Critics Call Show Fair

years ago and which are still seen oc-
casionally in the vaudeville houses.
Likewise there is an Apache dance
which also we have seen in vaudeville.
The point is just this: The queen
of the Moulin Rouge" combines more
of these features in one evenings en-
tertainment than we are accustomed
to see. The "spice" is sprinkled too
thick for SAVIOR.
The piece boasts a plot which does
a hop, skip and a jump through eight
of the ten scenes and which jumps
completely over two of them, to make
its temperance later. What the story
is about deties detection, but it is
there. To begin with there's political
situation, presaging the dethronement
of the king of Arcadia, who is in Paris
painting the town as brilliant a Grim
son as he thinks the cenSors will per-
nit. That's the beginning and the
end, too. so far as the end matters, for
the audience accompanies the king on
his rounds and watches him WELD the
brush. He does fairly good job of it,
visiting the artists ball, the gambling
establishment known as 1.-THE house of
the green shutters" the police station,
where several young women arrested
in a raid partially disrobe so that they
may be searched" and the cafe of
the dead rat"
The company is large and of fairly
good ability. The costuming is bril-
liant. Many of the musical numbers
are tuneful and all of them are eX-
ceedingly well staged. Judged apart
from it's indecency "The Queen of the
Moulin Rouge" is not a bad show.
The censors permitting, it will remain
at the Auditorium through the week.
Nothing will be omitted from possible
future presentations. Samuel +. Rork,
who owns the production, declares that
it will be given intact or not at all.
1t is up to the censors and the city
authorities.
And If it is permitted to continue
the Auditorium doubtless will have the
biggest weeks business in its history.
Again comment is superfluous.
George Beban and his company, pre-
senting Mr.. Beban's delightful one
act play, 1.-The Sign of the Rose" still
hold first place on the Orpheum pro-
bans second week at that theater.
1.-The Sign of the Rose" is a stage
classic in miniature and Mr.. Beban'S
acting in its dominant role is wholly
admirable bit of character delineation.
1t is to be hoped sincerely that the
rose will not lose its wonderful frag-
rance when subjected to the forcing
process necessary " ueNelOp II IllO q
four-act play.
The newcomers to the bill are D. J.
Andree's Studies in China and Ivory"
a posing act. James Callahan and
Jenny st. George, in a sketch entitled
The Old Neighborhood;" the Six Musi-
cal Cuttys, and the Temple quartette.
The Andree offering displays gem
erously the rather buXom charms of
the three women engaged in it, the
figures appearing as Dresden china, an
ivory statuette and something that re-
sembles very closely the old fashioned
"frosting' figures which pinnacled
grandmother's wedding cake. The act
is not particularly artistic, but it is a
novelty.
The musical Cuttys perform various
ly upon string, wind and wood instru-
ments, the XylOphone, as usual, COM
ing in for its Stare of popular appro-
val. One of the young women Is a
cello player of much more than or
binary merit and the six can make as
much noise when they all get going
together on cornets and trombones as
moderate sized boiler shop. The act
is neatly costumed and yesterday af-
ternoon made a big hit with the audi
ence.
The Ten1Dle ouartette is like most