Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-15
Orpheum OfferingR Replete
with Mirth and Excellence
BY SHIRLEY OLYMPUS

IN m OSI excellent l1GulCluS 10 DSi'o
N sold by the Orpheum this week.
A'A 1t is q nostrum guaranteed TO
cure the blues. aid digestion and pam
ish that tired feeling. This most eX-
celent medicine has been prepared by
H"Dr." Martin Beck, and 1t Is ADMIN
istered by certain men and women VINO
appear on the vaudeville stage. The
label on the bottle is Laughter Ac-
cording to the prescription, the medl-
cine Is composed of gasps, shocks, gig
giles, tickles and one broad grin. Taken
at a matinee, IL will cause raVenous
appetite for dinner. Taken in the even
ing, it will prevent dyspepsia.
Besides laughter, however, there is
another sort OF medicine, good for sore
eye. 1t Is administered by Seldoms'
Venus, that superlatively artistic offer-
ing of last week, and La Veen, Cross
and company, men of muscle and phys-
ical beauty.
or the new numbers this week the
two which administer the greatest
amount of Laughter are THE Sou
brette and the Yap" and Hogan in
Society,"" Each uses slang as the spoon
in which the Laughter is administered,
but the acts are totally different.
John T. Thorne is about tho yappiest
yap that ever yapped anywhere. he
is not a burlesque. He does not de-
dress. He is the regulation small-town
lawyer Being natural, he is easily rec
ogniZed, hence causes a thousand times
more really sincere mirth than any
comic valentine which might be placed
upon the stage. Mr.. Thorne is an
artistic comedian. Especially mirth-
provoking is his speech about political
and economic conditions. Miss Carle
ton gives an excellent representation
of slangy soubrette, and is a proper
foil for Mr.. Thorne.
AS to Hogan in Society," the story
may be told in single line. Bert Les
lie, king of slang, is Hogan, the Bow
cry bar tender His remarks are for
laughing purposes only, he says. They
succeed most admirably. Between Mr..
Thorne and Mr.. Leslie 1t is a wonder
everybody did not have Mysteries yes
terday afternoon. Bert Leslie out
Junie McCrees Junie McCree at Junie
McCrees Junie Observation-Disclosures
that may mean.
Seldom can Ii be said of strong
man act that 1t is artistic in every
respect Roman Sports and Pastimes,
as presented by La Veen, Cross and
company, is one of those few acts.
Scenically it is delightful to behold.
The various feats of strength are per-
formed while classic music Is played.
The athletes who take part are present
day Roman gladiators who might nave
We'd with Hercules, and nave been
proud of the result.
Emma Francis, the singing, dancing,
tumbling Emma of each season, is back
again with her Arab assistants. the
two curly-headed youngsters are like
rubber balls. They bounce and tum-
Bile, turn handsprings and do all man
ner OF stunts which would turn an or
binary mortal inside out, but they al
ways land right side up with smile.
For the tired business man and the
socially surfeited wife, Cor the choco-
late munchine debutante and her POM
padour beau, and for the blase bach
elor there is something on this weeks
Orpheum program. If you nave lndl-
gestion, prepare to forget IL II you hap
pen into the orpheum this week.
what Happened to Jones'" George
Broadhursts farce, has made millions
laugh. Therefore it is no wonder a
few more were made to laugh last
night at the Belasco theater. Evident
lv the farce affected Mr.. Broadhursts
risibilities, for he sat in the audience
and added his voice to the others
around him A farce must be funny
when an author will laugh at 1t him.
self.
There are several hundred hearty
Every one was taken advantage of by
last nights Belasco audience. From
first to last curtains the situations
were so ludcrous, the lines so unde-
niably humorous and the players so
well suited TO their respective parts
that everybody was kept in an uproar.
One little innocent prize fight raided
by the police, a hymn book salesman
who carries a side line of playing
other things such as love, faith in
human nature, etc, cause the plot, tell
the story and work everything out to
a perfectly understandable ending. No
matter what the story really is, 1t is
told only to make laughter.
Richard Vivian as Jones, the sales
man, has come into his own. He is at
last a comedian with great big part,
and he makes the most of II. Howard
Scott as a professor of anatomy is his
usual artistic self. James X. Applebee
as the real bishop gives a most eX-
cellent characterization. In voice and
manner he makes his part stand out
in marked contrast to all the others.
Charles Ruggles. always handsome, is
better looking than ever. No wonder
he has bewitched all the lngenues on
the Pacific coast. Besides being hand
some il may be stated without reserve
Mr.. Ruggles is a corking good actor
when he wants 10 be, which is most
of the time Charles Giblyn does sat-
isfactorily a bit as a lunatic who has
the hallucination that he is an Indian,
Adele harrington as the domineering,
fussy wife is excellent. Helene Sulli-
van, a new member of the company is
pleasing as Cissy. Beth Taylor as the
younger daughter is her charming in
genue self. Eileen Enrol portrays
"highbroW" to perfection. However,
her glasses seem to bother her quite
a bit Ida Lewis as Alvina Starlight,
the maiden aunt in love with the
bishop, is q scream. Fanchon Evergart
gives an excellent portrayal of
Swedish servant. Her accent is good.
William Yerance and Harry Spear
have bits, the former as a policeman
and the latter as the superintendent
of a sanitarium.
If laughter is what the jaded world
is seeking, a little journey to the Be-
lasco this week will help some.
Miss Marjorie Rambeau, who will be-
come leading woman of the Burbank