Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
AT THE THEATERS
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who is not wife nor mother" and
who by her mad indulgences has
plunged him to the verge OF bank
ruptcy. Then, and not until then, she
realizes what she has been striving for.
Her life has been wasted and almost
too late she, too, Graves the real things
children, and real home.
A pretty little auxiliary love story
between the wife's sister and the hus-
bands brother prove the assertion that
the home built on the corner stone of
true love and sacrifice will become the
home of happiness.
Mr. Thompson has given the play a
splendid production and has selected
an exceptionally strong cast OF players
to interpret the different roles. includ-
ing Doris Mitchell, Lionel Adams, Liz
zie Mccall, Albert Sackett, Vivian
Martin. Forrest Orr, Grace Gibbs and
William Sullivan.
OLYMPIC-"Political Follies," a po-
litical satire by Charles Alphin. is the
seemingly apropos offering of the
Olympic for the coming week, COM
mencing with Monday matinee, Au-
gust 20. The airy, breezy musical
playlet deals with the adventures of
two office seekers, an Irishman and
"a Dutchman.
A special musical novelty OF the
play will be "Silver Bells" sung by
the popular baritone Walter Spencer.
with the assistance of the Transat-
lantic Quartet and the Olympic
chorus. This musical speciality prom
ises to be one of the most elaborate
pieces ever staged on the South Main
street boards. Nine other musical
numbers help add zest and vim to the
playlet, while Monte Carter Dave
Morris, Rosabelle Cohan. Gene Hath
way and Hazel Douglas all figure more
or less prominently and the well drilled
and we'll costumed chorus appears in
song and dance at opportune times.
ORPHEUM-The Orpheum is the
place and Monday matinee, August %.
is the time, when Annette Kellermann
will make her debut to a Los Angeles
audience-Annette Kellermann, the lit
tie water sprite from Australia. who
has been famed in song and story and
press notice, and enshrined in paint
and marble and Nell Brinkley black
and white. till il seems as If every
lover of the woman beautiful must
know her every feature, line and curve.
Strange that this coast. on whose other
shore she was born. should have had
to wait all these years of her fame ere
il beholds her. But then it must he
recalled that Annette Kellermann came
to the United states via London, and
hence the Atlantic coast saw her first.
Her exhibition here will consist of an
example of expert diabolo playing and
some exceedingly beautiful feats of
high. fancy and difficult diving into a
twenty-siX-ton tank which has been
built in the Orpheum stage rms
tank affords few opportunities for real
swimming. of course, but by means OF
huge mirrors, Miss Kellermann's move
ments in the water will be thoroughly
displayed to all parts of the house.
Accompanying this artist Will be
bill worthy of it's head and will include
Clifford and Burke, exponents of black
face merriment; the -Four Cliftons, ex-
amples of perfection in athletics;
Harry Atkinson, the Australian
Orpheus," who will give interesting
examples of limitations of musical in
strunients. Edwards Davis and his
company in 1.-The Picture of Dorian
Gray" by Oscar Wilde; James Thorn
ton, the Imperial Musicians and Herr
Apdales zoo circus will be the hold
overs, while new pictures will delight
the eye.
PRINCESS-"The Isle of Arcadia"
written and staged by Fred Ardath,
will be the offering of the Princess mu-
steal comedy company for the week
beginning Monday afternoon, August
%. The piece deals with the adven-
lures of two shipwrecked sailors, one
of whom survives the buffeting of the
waves. Casey and Schultz. The irish
man will be portrayed by Fred AR
oath. while Al Franks, a new member
of the company. will have the role of
the Teuton. These two are captured
by cannibals and are about to be boiled
alive when the king reprieves them on
condition that they produce for him a
beautiful wife This they agree TO do
after first mystifying him by numer-
Gus feats of magic, all too humorous
from the seats in the audience. At the
finish of the play. Ardath, who is the
chief magician, wins favor at court by
turning the Dutchman into a beauti-
full { ,msel.
Earl Hall will be the king. while
Bessie Hill will be featured as the
princess. and Angelita, the new sing
ing and dancing soubrette, as her maid
Fatima.