Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
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AUDITORIUM Mikado" Gill
bert & Sullivan's famous comic opera,
enjoyed an immensely successful re-
vival in New York city last spring
when 1t was given at the Casino thea
ter in the most up-to-date manner by
a star cast at the close of the season
when everything was dull and created
such a sensation that standing room
was at a premium.
Twenty years ago Gilbert g. Sullivan,
| the greatest brains the comic opera
world has ever known, wrote this sem
| tillatlng composition, while brilliantly
| of dialogue and swing OF its music has
| given delight to thousands of auditors.
The National Pollard Opera company
grew proficient in THE Mlkado' years
ago when Eva Pollard first played
| Yum-Yum, Jack Pollard the Mikado
and Alfred Pollard Ko Ko. They are
now grown-ups, playing their same
| holes In their all-star production which
| comes to the Auditorium tomorrow
night for an entire week, with a
! Wednesday and Saturday matinee, at
popular prices
The entire production, as regards
scenery, costumes and electrical ap-
purtenances, will be in keeping with
the remainder of the production. The
Japanese, on which it is a satire, may
not be edited by this presentation, but
they will undoubtedly nave TO laugh at
Alf Pollard's Ko Ko, and find most at
tractive those rhythmic songs, lit
Willow" THE Flowers That Bloom in
the Spring Here's Howdy Do and
He's Going to Marry Yum Yum
The seat sale is now on at the Aud
itorium box office and popular prices
will prevail.
BELASCO-"Fifty Miles from Bos-
| ton" George M. Cohan's popular
musical play, will have its first stock
production on any stage at the Belasco
| this week. Lewis S. Stone and his as
sociates of the Belasco organization
have previously proved their expert
ness in this line of stage work, and
there is every promise that Fifty Miles
from Boston" will be an exceptionally
good performance.
| Besides the regular members of the
| Belasco company the presentation OF
! the Cohan play will introduce Bessie
Tannehill, the we'll known prlma donna
soprano; Nellie Montgomery, a clever
ingenue, and Charles X. French, cap
| able and experienced actor, While Mr.,
Arends orchestra will be considerably
| enlarged for the week. The usual
| Cohan chorus will be in evidence which
means that a score or more OF lively
Young men and women will contribute
to the ensembles and assist very ma
terially toward making the Belasco
production of Fifty Miles from Bos-
ton" quite on a par with that OF the
original company.
Mr.. stone will be seen as Joe West
colt, the hero of the Harvard baseball
team. Eve Kelly will have the part OF
| the postmistress. Charles Ruggles VIII
have ample opportunities for some OF
his very best acting in the role of the
Young brother of the heroine. Frank
| Camp will be the Dave Harrigan of the
performance. Charles Giblyn will be
seen as the elder Harrigan. Nellie
MONTGOMERY will be his stage daughter.
| Mr.. French will be the elder Westcott.
! Adele harrington will be screamingly
funny as a village gossip. Ida Lewis
will be a delightful New England
mother while Mr.. Applebee, Mr.. An
Miss Sullivan, Miss Lowry, Mr.. Vivian
and the rest of the Belasco company
will have good parts.
| The following musical numbers Will
be introduced during the performance
of Fifty Miles from Boston; Loving
WAYS" by Miss Kelly. Waltz with
Me" by Miss Montgomery, "Harrigan"
by Mr.. Giblyn, THE Boys Who Fight
the Flames" by Mr.. Ruggles, Amt II
Awful by Miss harrington and my
Hero" and I'm Looking After Tetraz-
zini's Job" by Miss Tannehill.
BURBANK-Follow the success
full revival of "Trilby," Manager Mo
rosco announces for this week at the
Burbank the revival of another popular
play. when Knighthood Was In