Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
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MASON-To those who mourn the
supposed decadence of Shakespeare it
NAV be interesting to chronicle the fact
shat in New York city this season the
classic revivals of Shakespeare, Lytton,
Sheridan, etc, ran for more than 120
performances, a record that compares
very favorably with the achievements
of half d century ago. Buoyed up by
this cheerful fact, as well as by his
own confidence in the classic drama,
Louis James viii revive Henry VIII
and THE Merchant of Venice" in four
performances here, beginning Thurs
day night. The Wolsey and the Shy
lock of Mr.. James are well known char
acterizations, but the Queen Katherine
and the POrtia of Aphie James will be
anticipated with the interest of novelty
Especial care is said to have been given
to the productions, adhering in scenic
investiture and tradition to the best
models The cast includes Harold For
rest, Otto f. Andrle, William A How
ell, Edmund FLAG, Harrison Thomp-
son, Hampstead Prince Richard Scott
James Howe, Paul Terhune, Henry
Hempel, Ida Werner, Vera Walton, and
incidentally Leroy Swaine, native of
Los Angeles, whose appearance with
MIR. James has attracted widespread in
Terest among his many friends. Thurs
duced; Friday night and Saturday
matinee, THE Merchant of Venice"
and Saturday night, Henry WILL
BELASCO-Theaterg will pass
Judgment on q new play by one OF
Americas younger dramatists Monday
night. The play is 1.-THE Spendthrift -
1t is the work of Porter Emerson
browne, a we'll known magazine writer
whose play "A Fool There Was" is
being given by Robert Hiliard i'm syn
dicate theatCrs in the east. The Bel
asco company's production of The
Spendthrift' is made by special ar
rangement with Frederic Thompson.
who viii present the play AT tho IGacE-
EFT theater carly in the spring. THE
Spendthrift' Is q comedy drama with
all of its four acts laid in New York
city. The two central figures arc a
young broker and his wife. This wife
has been brought up, together with her
sister, by a maiden aunt. keen bus
iness woman-Mr Browne might easily
have had Hetty Green in mind when
he drew this character. The broker is
a hardworRing, brilliant and to all
appearances, successful business man,
but strive AS he may the eXtrava-
gances of his wife bring him to the
verge of ruin. In remorseful despera-
lion the wife borroWs 100000 and eX-
plains to her husband that she has
acquired the money from her aunt
From this deception the situations
arise. Lewis S. Stone viii have the
part Of the young husband, while
Miss Magrane will be seen as tho Wife.
Richard Vivian will have Il congenial
comedy role, while Miss Lewis Miss
harrington. Mr.. Yerance, Mr.. Scott
and the rest of the company will fill
the other parts.
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BURBANl<-Begin this after
noon and including the matinee Satur-
day, the piece selected for prescnta-
tion is MEN and Women" written by
David Belasco in collaboration with
the late Fl. g. DeMile. 1t has been
several years since his Grama was
last seen in Los Angeles. It's revival
recalls the fact that Men and Wom-
en-" was the first American play to
find romance in a counting house and
sentiment i'm the banking business.
The central figures are William Pres
colt, cashier of the jefferson National
bank in New York city, and Agnes
Rodinan, daughter of the governor of
Arizona and the young woman with
whom Prescott is in love. The big
scene is i'll the third act. which shows
a midnight meeting of the banks di-
rectors, together 18th the bank OK
aminer, in the library of President
Cohen's home. An extensive defalca-
tion has been discovered and the di-
rectors meet to determine whether the
bank shall open next day or suspend
payment Prescott is accused of the
theft and when Governor Rodman,