Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-04-09
ABOUT THE THEATRE

The new management of the Elks
/ theater will open next Tuesday even
ing with a program OF high class
! pictures, to be reinforced by Il TWEEN
/ ty-five minute sketch Of Richard
! Harding Davis popular book. Her
: First Appearance" which, in its dra-
matization. will be given the name of
The Littlest Girl" The announce
mcnt that the trustees of the Elks
/ lodge had leased the thcater for nov
/ ing pictures and the better sort Of
vaudeville came as a shock to many
Phoenix citizens who had been ac-
custOmed to seeing the very highest
grade Of dramas at the theater, and
many dismal forbodings were enter
( tanned when it was first learned that
4 the one theater in the city which is
at all adapted for the presentation Of
dramas was on the point of joining
| the picture houses. Whether there
is any reason for these forbodings or
not, next Tuesday will settle. In all
probability the work Of the small, but
excellent cast Of actors selected by
Mrs Smith, the lessee of the thcatcr.
] 10 support lltI III iltI III ifuuN ll'lilS
here, viii meet with the heartiest ap-
plause as every member Of the COM
pany has had long experience on the
stage, and each one has been selected
with a special view Of his or her
capability of filling the requirements
OF an extended stock engagement in
Phoenix
In the sketch of Tuesday evening
Mr. Douglas Arnold of Los Angeles
viii carry the leading role. Mr. Ar
mold arrived from the coast yesterday
and in an interview given to a repre-
sentative Of The Republican yesterday
afternoon he spoke with great optim-
ism of the work he hopes to do here.
His long experience on the stage
makes him a strong man for the
parts he will carry in the stock com
pany at the Elks and his frank, sin
cere style Of address VIII be as attrac-
tive on the stage as it is off. II
might be predicted that Nr. Arnold
will find his way to the hearts of
Phoenix playgoers on the night Of his
first appearance and the opinion of
the majority of discriminating pe0-
pie will indOrse the high reputation
where he carried juvenile, character,
and lead roles in such companies as
play at the Burbank AMI Belasco
theaters He is ranked among the
best known of the younger actors
Of the coast, where he has passed five
years in interpretations Of different
parts. The manager Of the thcater
gave out yesterday that Mr.. Arnolds
engagement would extend through the
summer which announcement makes
the success of the plays put on at the
1lks practically certain.
Other members of the troop will be
Miss Mary Allen, talented and YER
satile stock actress from the east.
Miss Allen viii give Mr.. Arnold able
support in the sketches put on by the
actor of recognized ability viii COM
plete the number of the troop, but it
is expected to introduce o-hcr actors
from time to time when it proves
necessary to employ a larger cast.
The music for the shows at the Elks
viii be furnished by an orchestra of
five pieces under .. w. Curtis Il well
known violinist of FL Paso who has
accepted the inducements offered him
for a Phoenix engagement. 1t is also
given out that Miss Ladine Oblinger, |
lyric soprano recently from San
Francisco. whose singing has attracted !
wide attention from the musical crit
les of the coast cities. will sing at
every show. There will be two shows
each evening, one at 1870 and the