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ORPHEUM
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Vaudeville.
PEOPLE'S
"Too Proud to Ber." ■
FISCHER'S
"The Promote™.'*
EMPIRE
Vaudeville.
-'..'; UNIQUE
"Brown's Vacation."
The Week's Bills
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' "The House of a Thousand
Candles."
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"Ben-Mur."
HAMBURGER'S MAJESTIC
"Fa-tog tbe Music."
BURBANK
"The Stubbornness of Geraldtae."
ORAND
"Wans."
ORPHECM
Vaudeville.
IMS ANGELES
Vaudeville.
PEOPLE'S
"Too Proud to Ber."
FISCHER'S
"The Promoters."
EMPIRE
Vaudeville.
UNIQUE
"Brown's Vacation."
In the Spotlight
SOMETIMES when you are seated a
little to one side you may look
Into the wings and catch a
glimpse of the girl who Is to lead out
the line of dancers. There may be
something wan and wistful In the look
of the face, but always the smile ap
pears when the dancer comes into
view. The audience applauds and goes
j home to Its Morris chair and Its pipe,
gets out Its dressing gown and slippers
and takes a look into the crib to see
whether the babies are asleep. The
dancer's smile is gone before # the lights
of the theater are out.
There seems to be a fleeting apostro
phe of something which the dancer
seeks but does not find ln that look of
weariness which follows the smile. Ed
win Markham has a story of a poor
harlequin who had nothing to offer at
the shrine of the Virgin. When the
gifts were brought, being empty-hand
ed, he stood aside, silent, until the
chapel was empty. Awaiting his op
portunity, he stole in and began a
dance before the image, Juggling with
the gilded balls, and whirling through
his fantastic harlequin pantomime. The
monks found him, still dancing, and,
horrified at his act of desecration, had
him held in chains. He had brought
no offering of money, but he had given
all he had.
The world Is not kind to Its harle
quins, whether they are men in motley,
or those who write or paint, or carve
ln wood or stone. They bring their all
to the shrine, and : sometimes their
■ hearts are wrung when the dance is
the merriest.
!;i.The" Actors' Fund of America, of
which Charles Frohman is the head,
aids ln smoothing over some of the
rough places -or the men and women
c. "the profession." They give much
and ask little. There is no j cause
; worthier. A benefit ball for the Actors'
Fund will be _rlven early in February
..nder the auspices of the Belasco,
j Auditorium and Burbank stock com
panies. The committee in charge will
require all the support you can give
it. The ball will be one of the
, most Important of the midwinter so
. cial season and will be under the
.;•. tronage _f persons prominent in Los
Angeles society. It is an enterprise
deserving V. support of every man
J who has ever been entertained at a
' theater.
...
Sparks Berry, with the Lambardi
Opera company, which will appear at
I the Mason late in December, is in
■ town. Several days ago a friend told
him that he heard there was to be a
"new chorus.
"New?" said __r. Berry, "1 am not
ulte sure what you mean by new;
whether the girls really are new or
whether you are asking whether this is
the first time they have been, together.
I They are new in one sense. They are
grandchildren : of the 'new* chorus' I
' had here two years ago. ■ , - ■
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'DeWitt C. Jennings, who will make
: his first appearance tomorrow night
with the Lewis Stone company at
* the i Auditorium, comes fresh from
Charles Frohman's production of "The
Mollusc," at the Garrlck theater, New
York. Mr, Jennings earlier this sea
son had an important role with Rob
ert Edeson In "The Call of the North,"
but when that play failed to evidence
sufficient, box office merit to warrant
.Its continuance Mr. Jennings left the
Henry B. Harris forces and went over
'to the Charles' Frohman camp. , Last
year Jennings played the role next in
importance .to that interpreted by
Frank Keenan in David Belasco'* pro
' duction of "The Warrens of Virginia,"
He is a thoroughly experienced and
capable character . actor of; exceptional
attainments. Jennings' initial work at
the Audtorium : will be in : the ' part of
' Bates, . the . faithful < servant in "The
House of * a Thousand Candles,"*. th*
ma tic version of Meredith Nichol
son's mystery story, that enjoyed such
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
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] a tremendous vogue a year or so ago,
. I and which I was bound to reach the
footlights sooner or later. In the east
,i I "The House of a Thousand Candles'
was played by E. M. Holland. Mr. Hol
! i land appearing in the same role that
, | Mr. Jennings will have here.
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j I The Burbank stage hands have some
I Ideas of their own about stage realism.
I In "Glittering Gloria" the brlndle bull
dog which appears on the stage Is sup
posed to have an aversion to men with
red neckties. He is turned off the
stage into an adjoining room, where
two men with vermilion cravats are
supposed to be hiding. There Is a lot
of off-stage business, including loud
barks by the dog, as he chews up the
' , hapless pair, and the crash of breaking
'glass and furniture. When Mr. Mo
i rosco strolled back to the wings the
night of th<s*_-p_nlng performance, the
dog specialty was Just starting, and
two stage hands were busy rattling
broken glass and pounding on a box
with a club, meanwhile barking lustily,
with large, deep-voiced barks, giving
an excellent Imitation of one fat bull
doe chewlne two men with red neck-
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ties. The real dog got excited and be
gan to Join In the barking. Here was
realism gone wrong. Those barks were
uncalled for. Accordingly one of the
stage hands choked the dog while the
other went on barking.
...
The Christmas week offering of Lewis
S. Stone and associates at the Aud
itorium will be Augustus Thomas' lively
comedy, "On the Quiet." Stone has
played ln this sprightly entertainment
on a previous occasion ln Los Angeles,
and his work in the role originated by
Willie Collier is of such supreme ex
cellence as to stamp him one of the
most versatile actors of the native
stage.
...
Manager John H. Blackwood of the
Lewis S. Stone company makes the in
teresting announcement that "The
Shepherd King," Wright Lorimer"s
more than ordinarily successful melo
drama with a religious background, will
be played In this city for the first time
by a stock company anywhere.
...
"Hall" seems to be a fateful name for
the Burbank theater. There have been
four Halls. The first was Blanche Hall.
She Is now a star In the east and at
present Is considering two big, offers,
one In "My Wife," the role ln which
she recently appeared at the Burbank
with great success.
Laura Nelson Hall, who was leading
woman at the Burbank several years
ago, now Is playing in New York with
great success. Jessie May Hall, for
merly ingenue with the Burbank forces,
Is starring In New York state at the
head of her company.
Mary Hall, who will be seen tonight
ln • "The Stubbornness of Geraldine,
promises to be fully as successful as
her predecessors. She has had wide
stock experience and has shown admir- !
ably In rehearsals. "'aMBBM|
...
_ Jack Belgrave, one of the younger
members of. the' Belasco Stock . com
pany, is one of the best dressed actors
In ■ the ; city. .. He - wear* at least; one
new suit In every part he plays.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 13, 1908.
Miss Florence Leslie, whose picture
appears in today's Herald, will produce
a new dance, which she has originated,
and which will be known as the "Adam
and Eve" dance. It will require three
persons, as well as three large snakes,
for which Mlss Leslie has placed an
order with a New York animal dealer.
The reptiles will be properly domesti
cated by having their fangs removed
and will be guaranteed not to become
afflicted with stage fright. The set
ting for the act will be painted to rep
resent the Garden of Eden. There will
be three scenes, with - five difficult
dances. The first will be "The Temp
tation," the second "The Forbidden
Fruit," the third "Passion and Pru
dence,'' the fourth "Exiled," and the
last "Adam and Eve."
Mlss Leslie will be assisted by Mme.
Lorena, who originated the "Patsy"
dance with Richard Carle, in "The Ten
derfoot," and later appeared with "The
Spring Chicken." Alfred De BonJe of
Boston will be Adam. Edward La
Tlone will be cast as the devil.
Miss Leslie, who has spent the last
year ln Los Angeles, and Is well known
in this city, will produce the act for
Murray and Mack In Tan Francisco
New Year's day. The company will.
appear ln Los Angeles during the week
beginning January 10.
- ...
Charles Wheelock, the stage manager
of the Belasco theater. Is looking for
a dumb dog. Recently Mr. Wheelock
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purchased a handsome Scotch collie,
and took the animal to his home.
Everything was serene, as the dog.
being tired after a long Journey, fell
asleep early, until about 3 o'clock ln
the morning, when the dog awoke and,
finding himself alone and In strange
quarters, gave voice to his sorrow. The
next morning there was a delegation
of neighbors at Mr. Wheelork's door
to demand the removal of the collie.
Wheelock says "never again!"
Louise Hardenburg, who is with
Henry Horton at the Orpheum, has a
unique souvenir In the shape of a large
dueling sword which hangs ln the
Horton home on the Hudson, New
York. The sword was used ln a duel,
of which Mlss Hardenburg was the In
nocent cause.
"It was In Paris," she said, telling of
It, "and I was annoyed by two men of
the so-called ' 'nobility,* who persisted
In sending me notes and flowers.
Finally, they met at the stage door
and 'had it out,' as you say. The re
sult was a challenge and a duel. One
got a pinprick from the sword of the
other and the latter sent me his
- capon as proof that he had 'saved
my honor.' How my honor was In
volved I never knew, but I have the
sword as evidence of my part ln a du
ello." ,:-.--..
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Recently an article appeared in one
of the Los Angeles papers telling of
the artistic green room ln Itlr. David
Belasco's New Stuyvesant theater In
New York. The article fell under the
eye of one Burt Johnson, the stage
doorkeeper at the Belasco theater of
this city. He looked at the four walls
of the green room with Its poster-cov
ered surface, and immediately began
his planning. he green room now pre
sents a very different appearance, be
ing artistically decorated in green, ma
roon and old gold, with a beautifully
decorated celling, executed by the
clever artist, Mr. Ansel Cook. Mr.
Johnson states. that before he has fin
ished he will have one of the most
attractive green rooms in the city.
Bird Millman has a mother who
guards her like a hen would Its one
lone chicken. The little Millman never
knows whether notes come or not, but
the Orpheum doorkeeper has orders
that all such go to mamma. That ends
them. Miss Bird has a younger sister
who Is rapidly coming on as a wire
walker, but her own ambitions are
tending toward straight dancing on
terra fl na.
"I hope some day they will let mo
dance on the ground," says Mlss Bird,
"but so far I have had to woo Terpsi
chore, whoever she was, by wire."
The Millman work is no easy snap,
by the way. There is a rehearsal -f
the whole family every morning, from
mamma, who swings by her teeth, to
the youngster, who Is Just breaking
Into public view.
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WELSH, MEALY AND MONTROSE, AT THE ORPHEUMf
Mr. William Yearance of the Belasco
theater has been selected as chairman
of the committee of arrangements for
the charity ball, to he given in Feb
ruary by the actors of this city.
That minstrelsy as such Is passe Is
demonstrated by the fact that within
a few Weeks three old time black face
artists have been at the Orpheum, and
another Is headed this way. AH de-
I clare that they cannot find use for their
talents In legitimate minstrelsy, be
cause It Is out of date. Fred Warren
came first, and so declared; George
:"rlmrose closes here tonight; Lew
Hawkins comes Monday, and "Happy
Jack" Gardner Is on his way. Most of
these men have had minstrels of their
own, to find an outlet for their abili
ties. Just as vaudeville absorbs the
greatest artists In the drama and
music, so it reaches down even to
minstrelsy and takes the cream of
that. Primrose declares that he has
more audiences, of higher class, in vau
deville and appeals In twenty minutes,
wlicre hitherto he has had to force his
show for two hours. Hawkins says
tho same thing; ■; ■..
"It's true that baseball in the last
twenty years has fearfully and won
derfully 'evoluted,' but the changes
are all for the best, and the game as
played today is much faster and snap
pier than lt used to be," said Tom
Welch of the Welch. Mealy and Mont-
PART TV,
rose trio at the Orpheum. Mr. Welch
was a member of tho famous Cincin
nati Reds when that team was first
winning laurels in the Ohio State
league, before the organization of the
National association.
"One of the great differences between
the professional baseball player of to
day and the old-timer Is that the for
mer is paid a big salary and Is forced
to keep in the best of condition to hold
his Job," said Mr. Welch. "He must be
an all round man, a good base runner,
a hitter, and play his position well.. In
the old days if a man was a good
catcher that was all that was deemed
necessary. He was supposed to leave
the hitting to a man who was signed
lor his ability in that direction.
"In tho early days of the game all
pitching was done under-handed— lf
the pitcher raised his arm above his
waist the unplre called a ball. Seven
balls entitled a man to take his base,
and the catcher was not required to
catch the third strike. The only player
allowed the use of a glove was the man
behind the bat, and a common occur
rence In those days was to see the
catcher carry to the game a good-sized
piece of chuck steak to place inside his
glove, this being allowable under the
rules " # , ,
...
Karl Formes, Jr., of the Hartman
company Is the "goat" of that organ
ization when lt conies to reading the
wealth of new operas flooding the Hart
man mall. Formes is a clever com-
poser and musician himself, tend he
"knows the goods," hence Hartman re
lies upon him absolutely. ' Formes has
already lain awake nights reading the
scripts of local musicians and writers,
and still is sane. i >
...
Walter de Leon of the Hfartman
forces at the Grand looks like the vie
tim of a deep, dark plot nowadays. He
has to put on burnt cork every night
and twice on matinee days, and his
complexion is rapidly taking on a close
resemblance to the "map"; of a negro
minstrel. •
...
"Muggins" Da-vies of the Hart»an
company at the Grand Is a saving
little soul. Every night she is sup
posed to smoke a cigarette. She has to
furnish them herself. She has already
spotted every cigarette fiend in the
company, with the result that her little '
silver case Is kept full all the time,
without cost to her. It pays to be
economical, at Christmas time.
. ". ... " * - ■ ■ ■c;''""
The enrollments for the Hobart Bos
worth Institute of Dramatic Art are
proceeding rapidly and the lists are al-
completed for Its opening, which
will take place about December 15.
» _ •
A notable change in policy is an
nounced by the Empire theater, effec
tive on and after Monday, December 14.
Heretofore this house has presented
four new - vaudeville - acts each week,
a double allotment of motion pictures
and two illustrated songs. The price*
of admission : have ranged from 10 -to*,
SO cents.
Beginning Monday, the price for ad- ,
mission to any "part of the house. will
be 10 cents for both matinees and even
ings, except Monday matinee, when the ;
house will be thrown open to the pub- '
lie free. .■
■.■f Then, too, there will be an added
feature in _ the . reinstallation'■: of;' the
Empire theater stock company," headed
by and under the direction of ,'AUG.",
Franks. ; Assisting Mr. Franks ■in : the .
weekly one-act comedy i offerings ' will
be Fr> cis Hoyle, Frank Morton, ] Lv- v
etic Stirling and Frank Morrison.