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AT THE THEATERS The Week's Bills . Matfon— "The Billionaire," commencing to morrow afternoon. All week. I'olaßCO— "The Man From Mexico." All week, commencing tomorrow afternoon. Orand— "Sis Hopkins." All week commenc ing tomorrow afternoon.' " Orpheum— Vaudeville. . All week, commune inK tomorrow afternoon. Burbank— VOld JeJ Frouty." All week, commencing this afternoon. Broadway— Vaudeville. All week, enm menclng tomorrow afternoon. Cadlno- Vaudeville All week, coramenolng tomorrow afternoon. Chutes— Ellery'a band. Zoo. i(r> PEAKING of troubles,'.' said the 3 -v^ doorkeeper at the Orpheum, "you §y!jfa ought to hold down this job for a time, especially in a holiday rush. I've been a lot of things In my life, but this beats them all in that direction. I'll \ wager I unintentionally Insult more •people in a day than anyone else In the city. 1 ■ "Last night in comes a woman with four kids all over the age limit. She had one ticket for the five of them. 'You'll have to have tickets for the children, madam, 1 I said, as sweetly as if I had sugar in my mouth. 'I'd like to know why, 1 she says. "They are over "the age limit, 1 I explained in the same "cheerful voice. 'They are not,' she re plied, ; T have never paid for them in my life at a theater.' 'All the same, 1 I answered, trying to smooth It over with a Joke, 'they were born too long ago.' 'I certainly ought to know as to that, 1 replied the woman, 'I was there at the the time. 1 And with that she sweeps the brood inside and leaves me speech less. , . "Another woman came along a few : days ago with two children with whom I had the same fault to find as to their age and absence of tickets. ■"'Well,' Bhe explained to me, 'the lit tle ones never see anything of the show as they go to sleep as soon as they get iimide and bo they ought not to have to pay.' ;. w "That was certainly such a new one to me that I weakened and let them in. Do you know a little later that evening the woman sent out fifty cents by the usher and a note saying that one of the 'children had woke up. " "There are some trying experiences ir.ow and then. One woman came up to the door while I was busy gathering In the tickets the other night and said, 'What is the play at this theater?' i j ". 'Vaudeville, madam,' I answered with the usual pleasant smile. ." 'Oh, I saw that in San 'Francisco last winter, 1 she said and she wus gone ' before I 'could explain. ' "No, if you are looking forward to a career in life for one of your sons and want them, to be popular don't give them a place where they are liable to fall Into a doorkeeper's position." With a- sigh he turned to open the „ doors to let forth the entr"acte.Ulquor seekers. :>,■:. r, ■:•;•-■■.. "Leah Kleschna" Mrs. Kiske and her Manhattan stock company of New York have Just scored a tremendous success In "Leah Klesch na," a new play by CM. S. Me- Lellan. The play was "turned down" ; by a dozen munagem before It reached the hands of Mrs. Flake. Now those men are probably wondering why they allowed a' mere woman to run away .with one of the pronounced successes of the season. The Idea in the dramu, , according to a writer in the New York World, la us follows: ' The Leah of this drama had been .brought up outside the pale of all 2,','lirlatUin Influences. Under the tutel age |of her father, a, brave and , un scrupulous burglar, she had been forced to 'take 'part in tils ventures until sho ultimately came to look upon her vo cation, with the Kuiiiii pride a doctor, 'lawyer or artist manifests in hip. Hut once bad a note from the world of good deeds penetrated to her heart. This ■ was ,when Bylvbnie, unknown |by name to her, had saved her life In common ■ with ■> thotK) of ■a. score of other ship wrecked voyagers.' His courage, dar ing and goodness in that awful ordeal •truck an untouched ■ chord In her be ing.'.and when the chord vibrated it was with the first thrill of love. Then the cause of this strange inner commo tion disappeared from Leah's horizon, leaving a smothered fire, which years later was fanned into a fierce flame by the unexpected sight of Sylvaine's pho tograph. The girl was thus in a receptive mood when; while cracking a safe, she was confronted by Sylvaine himself. For an instant fright and the instinct of self-preservation was uppermost in her mind. But almost instantly love quiet ed fear, holding her motionless, and she became as moistened plaster In the hands of this sculptor of morals. In a remarkable scene of five minutes' dura tion Sylvaine propounded his theories and begged the girl to reform.', The upshot is we are shown a young wo man whose whole life has been mold ed in crime falling upon the neck of her savior, promising to desert her vocation and planning to spend the remainder of her existence picking lettuce among the natives of an Austrian village. Subse quently she walks into the very shadow of prison to shield • from slander the man she attempted to rob ■ within ■ the hour. - ' ■ To eventually marry this uneducated peasant to a man of Sylvaine's i at tainments and culture Is more in keep ing with the outcome of a Bowery melo drama than one of hifalutln ethics. But this certainly stimulated the all-impor tant dramatic interest. The logical husband of the reformed thief appeared at the rise of the curtain. He was Schram, -the assistant to the burglar, Kleschna, who had loved the woman from the flint. It was he who pleaded with her father that she be allowed to lead a better life; it was he who had risked imprisonment to -save her and it was he who had warned Kleschna that tile "job", would fail should Leah coma face to face with the man j she was to rob. He foresaw .the influence love and not moral 1 suasion eventually worked. Schram was ready and anx ious to give up his life and reform, even to the extent of picking lettuce, if th* girl would encourage him. Ha was of her own station, had lived. the same life 'and was bound In all ways to be the better helpmeet. . . ■ ,; ■ ..' ' But he, like several of the other prin cipal characters, was allowed to dis appear from the . picture without so much as a suggestion as to their ulti mate fates. With Schram melted the Jt-welH the robbery of which set all the wheels In motion, the roue who stole them after Leah had given them up, and iinully Kleschna himself. So minor a matter as disposing of the fate, of the hunted squirrel after the bear has ap peared and devoured the hunter did not trouble the author. So the greut success of this fine drama of dramatic Incidents Is derived from its sporadic action and marvelously drawn character, rather than from the theory It preaches. It may be said that character on the stage cannot be de veloped without a basic truth upon which to construct a foundation. Thla Is true and the very truth of it makes the succeßS of this new addition to dramatic art In New York all the great er. Mr.. McLellan succeeded In writing an exceedingly clever drama, but he utterly failed to establish a fact. Blanche Bates Coming Miss Blanche Bates, the talented Cal ifornia actress, will shortly be , seen here in David Belasoo's wonderful pro duction of "The lMrllng of the Clods" at the iirnnil opera house, Thia pro duction was uccorUed a run of Hi per formances ,at Belaaco theater, New York, and enjoyed an engagement of 145 performances in tit. Loula, where the play proved to be one of the Im portant features of the world's fair. Ailsa Bates', success In "Tha Darling of tho ciuds" has been one of genuine L 69 ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT. theatrical triumphs of the past decade. On the morning following j her metro politan premiers at Belasco theater, New York, she was universally ac claimed by. the dramatic writers as the first American in many years who com bined the pleasing charms .of a com edienne with the emotional-powers of a tragedienne. . '.' " *"'. .' '_, n Dr. Tyndall's Lecture The new year cpens up yith an ever- Increasing interest in things psychical in every country of the world, and in almost every department of investiga tion. ■. - The keynote of the age is psychology and that too of a practical, mystery dispelling kind. Here in Los Angeles, Dr. Alexander J. Mclvor-Tyndall. the distinguished and thoroughly capable leader of psy chic science, has had splendid audiences each succeeding Sunday throughout the year, since his opening lecture last Jan uary, and the number of those who have taken up the philosophy taught by this able teacher has Increased, very considerably. Dr. Mclvor-Tyndall is unquestionably practical and comprehensible to a great proportion of the public, and his object seems to be to bring Into every-day life the truths contained In all creeds "and philosophies, rather than to establish a new and distinct religion, philosophy or "lsm.V He will continue the Sunday afternoon lectures at Blanchard hall during the winter months, although there will be no meeting this afternoon. Next Sunday afternoon there will be a discourse on "Realization." Lorena Atwood ' In a ; recent magazine article on the faculty of "How to please your audi ence," Lorena Atwood, now playing "Mrs. Viaal" in support of Kyrle Bel lew in "Raffles," says: "It is difficult for one to Judge what will please people in. the way of acting. It la more difficult for a woman to say what will please another woman. Dur ing the period I have been on the stage, most of which time was spent in Belas co's stock company in San Francisco, I have tried to please both sexes, but I urn more happy when. l receive words of commendation from 'a woman rather than from a man who goes out of his way to say nice things to me. This Is no disparagement of the sterner sex, but mere)y because I think it is harder for a'woman to entertain another wom an I than It Is to tl ml favor, before the footlights with a man. . "Somehow women expect more of a woman. They are more prone to crit icise IKtle details of omission or. of commission than men who do not un derstand whether we are making mis takes or not, and that is the very rea son why I try to. make friends of. the women of my audiences aa well us my many friends of the female persuasion throughout , the ; country - wl!o • are : con nected with the press.: When I can suc ceed in winning the women to my side the rest is easy. ltia\meu luuf.t iv\- low. On one point I am quite positive and that is the public's desire for re finement in Btage .women. There is never any .encouragement for I aught that savors even remotely of vulgar ity. A woman to succeed on the Amer ican stage today must be a thoroughly womanly woman In all matters per taining to her art. They want >her bright, witty and. clever, but they will not stand for the slightest suggestion of coarseness." ■■-. ; Coming Attractions MASON OPERA HOUSE— (Advance Announcement). "The Billionaire," a two-act musical comedy, presented ! by Klaw & Erlutiger's company I of over 100 people, will be seen for the Hint time In this city at the . Mason-to morrow evening, with the original Daly production as seen during , Us ■• four months' run in New, York last season. The book of "Th 6 Billionaire" was written by Harry v. Smith, who stands at . the head 'of j American ' humorous writers for the stage. The musla Is by Uustave Kerker, who made a great reputation through his score for "The Belle of New York," which captivated both America and England. The story of "The Millionaire" is a satire on a new type in American life, which will lie readly recognized—the man pos sessing so' much money;, that he has to ißMi't Uf, ttll-swta uf wujc'JUttuts to set rid of it. The character of John Doe, j the billionaire, will be played by, Thomas Q. Seabrooke, and in it, it Is. said, he has an exceptionally meri torious vehicle for the. display of that Infectious humor which has made him famous as a comedian. Besides Mr. Seabrooke the company of principals Includes such well known names at»| Diamond ponner, Josie Intropldl, Helen; Dexter,' Helen Carpenter, Lois Kwell.i Vesta Stanton, Ethel Intropldl, Bessie Kinsella, Pauline Harrice, Harry Mao donough, Tony Hart, Walter Percival, A. Seymour Brown, Frederick ■ Scott, John Steppllng, Charles Halton, James Grant and Abraham Frledland. BELASCO THEATER — (Advance Announcement). For the first wtek In the new year the Uelasco stock com pany lias chosen "The Man Prom Mexr leo," one of the funniest farcer-come dies ever written. There la not a dull moment In the dialogue, , and the ac tion Is kept at a • lively pitch. ; For years this play has. stood nearly at the head of the humorous things of the stage, .and Its drawing powers have proved marvelous. It will be produced by the stock company . exactly as It was by the original company which became famous -in Its interpretation. There - will . be ■ splendid parts ' for all the leading actors. - Amelia Gardner and Jwi'li UulbriUiiia.cuUoth.wfU suited In their roles. It has become well known th»t there are few rnlrth producers who can equal George Bar nuin. Howard Scott and Uichard Vivian when they are given an opportunity, and theie .three are expected to dis tinguish themselves during the coming week >is never before. Thomaa Oberle will have v big sharo in the comic work, and James A. Bliss is also cast to advantage. Marie Howe, Agnes Hun kin, Fay Wallace ami all the other favorites will also appear. The week opens with a matinee tomorrow. ' GRAND OPERA~HOUSE— (Advance Announcement). Commencing with to day's matinee. Rose Melville will be seen at the Grand opera house tn the now famous rural drama of Indiana life, "Sis Hopkins." Miss Melville and the quaint character of Sis, the unso phisticated but. extremely sensible country fclrl, have become completely Identified, and for six seasons the popu larity of the actress and the play have continued without any sign of abate ment. The homely ' proverbs, 'There ain't no' use in doin' nuthun' for nobody what never done nutiiun' for you," and "You eun't never make nuthun'. doln' nuthun' for nobody for nuthun' " have become bywords all over the c country, while the grotesque little pigtails and other peculiarities of Sis ur«> too well Uno w u • to • Jiecii comment, .'. and these 5 little things ure characteristics of the play. Besides ita eccentrlo comedy there is a deal of dramatic: strength In the play, us well as an undertone of puthos In the story of how the simple country girl became aware of the ways of the world. There will be a special matinee on Monday. ORPHEUM — (Advance Announce- ment). The "something new" at the Orpheum for the week commencing,, with the New Yeur's matinee tomorrow is Albertlna Mellch's Hock of trained birds. Trained cats, dogs, bears, ponies < and seals have been seen at , the Or- 1 pheum. but this Is tha first time. birds • have been introduced as actors, and actresses, Lucy and Vlate will present • a wire act which 1m fresh 'i from ■ tha . European music halls, said to be v marvel of balancing. Alfred A. Fur land, who gets really good music out of the often abutted Instrument, the banjo, will be heard for the first Mmo here tv vaudeville. Alda Heniml, . a -, prlmu. donna with an attractive stage pres ence and v fine voice, will also bo new to Los Angeles. Uurrmann the Great will mystify. again with hl» display of magic, th« Dillon i brothers will *."mak«,' and repair" more - i*mg«, ' Vernon the. ventriloquist l will ■ repeat > his ; act,' 1 the Ford sisters. will dance again and new) motion pictures will complete the bill.'-