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'THE GENIUS' IS A MERRY SATIRE DE MILLE COMEDY PUT ON BY BELASCO COMPANY SHAMS OF ART WORLD GET UN. GLOVED HANDLING Woman Cyrler Loops the Loop in Safety Amid Breathless Silence at the Los Angeles Theater W. HERBERT BLAKE The merriest play in town this week Is "The nonius," "William and Cecil De MUle'a satire on things artistic, critical and human, which the Belasco siock company has revived. The preposterous and yet perfectly plausible story of how a rich young man lent his name to the productions of a painter, a sculptor and a musician, to their amazing financial enrichment, kept a large audience good-natured last night. How he finally partly emerged from the web of duplicity his bargain had spun it takes three acts to tell.

Posing as a genius, he at length fairly proves himself one. He has to be to cany it iiff successfully. The select coterie who dote on art, including a particularly critic, are tricked to the queen's taste. When told the truth they refuse to believe themselves deceived, setting It all down to the "artistic temperament." So "the genius" makes the best of It by Inducing the girl he does not love, but is engaged to marry, to renounce him "for the sake (if his art." She does so, and weds the critic, which one Imagines is a double revenge. Meanwhile the cause of it all has captured the affections of a young model, and considers, with much justice, that his artistic education is only beginning.

Everybody In sight gets his share of satire business man and society bud no less than aspirins mediocrity and its credulous disciples. There are ludicrous situations a. plenty, of which the players make the mnst. Lewis S. Stone is the chap who finally Is almost convinced of his genius, which la plainly not artistic hut diplomatic.

His work is the best I have recently seen him do. Frank E. Camp, Richard Vivian and William Serance are the triumvirate who win an anonymous fame by his proxy. The last named especially gives an excellent impersonation. Howard Scott Is a quite regal and contemptuous more formidable than William Winter.

Mr. liuggles la the would-be artist, with his studied stutter and mawkish shyness. Mr. Applebee fills the role of ii mystified business man. Miss Mah'rane is the model, showing us an unusual type but one which we are glad to believe may be as real as her more boisterous stage cousin.

Miss Farrington has a good comedy part and plays It. well. Other roles are acceptably tilled by Miss Taylor, Miss Gardner, Miss Williams and Miss Lewis. "The Genius" is the sort of play to regale an Idle evening very agreeably. It is excellent fun, with an undercurrent of pungent truth.

If the personal equation Is worth anything let me admit that I found myself laughing naturally for the first time in many weeks of dutiful following of the footlights. The first full dress and scenic rehearsal for will be held at the Grand today. Manager John H. Black wood and Captain Jones of the Belaseo theater are in San Francisco on a business trip. For some thirty seconds a woman dares death by riding a bicycle at full speed down and around a circular track.

For an instant her path is above her and her head and body seem straining to pull the machine from its destined goal. Next minute we see her arrive in safety, and it is all over Her name is Carlotta and she is the feature atraction of the Los Angeles theater bill. There are several other good acts at the Los Angeles this week, if none quite so hazardous. Tom Linton and seven well constructed Amazons of the jungle present a "tropical oddity." Its somewhat abortive story concerns a missionary who went to convert the cannibals and was himself transformed into a cannibal chief. Tom la mildly romical.

There is no innate reason for making him a missionary. As a matter of fact he isn't one, at least to the apprehension of anyone who has seen the genuine article. But he represents the idea of Gilbert when he wrote the Bab ballads. And he reminds us, with occasionally unnecessary virulence of how much the world has altered since that day. His chorus of dusky belles are very charming, and dance fetch- lngly.

The Ttustlcana trio are some more of those strolling Italian minstrels of whom one never quite tiros in vaudeville. They sing and play on violin and guitar, with good effect, W. C. Unifier and an assistant trifle with wheels of various kinds, with incidental comedy. Gertrude Everett af- Bride-to-Be Whose Marriage Will Be Early in February MISS JUANA CREIGHTON fords a fair Cockney song and dance sketch.

She ought to cauterize one song. Otherwise it is good amusement. Yon Mitzel and Maynard are seen in a wild west laid in a millionaire miner is iibout to force a woman who lias trifled witii his tender affections to marry him. Just then he discovers that she. is the sister of his old college chum.

It is "Cupid's Coincidence" and he puts up the. six shooter. It is you can forget the probabilities. There are also two reels of capital motion pictures. Fay Bainter will return to the Burbank stage next week, as Dora Preseott in the Belasco-De Mille play, "Men and Women." Lawrence Walker, manager of diaries B.

Hanford, arrived yesterday to attend the aviation trials. Mr. will come to the Majestic the week after next. A Broadhurst play, "An American Lord," is In his traveling repertoire. Besides "Henry VIII" Louis James will also be seen In "The Merchant of Venice" next week at the Mason.

NEW BILLS PRESENTED AT THE COZIER THEATERS Enthusiastic audiences are greeting the return of Blossom Seeley to the Olympic In "The Belle of Boston" this week. Her aeroplane and polar bear songs, especially, are receiving many encores, and her place In the hearts of the loyal Olympic clientele seems assured. Marie Nelson, in a brand new and attractive gown, shared honors fairly and sang pleasantly. Jules Men; del, in the comic role of a rich general, aroused many hearty laughs. Albert Leonard and Allan Ramsay, newcomers to the company, made good Impres.

sions. Laurel Atkins-Blair and Walter Spencer furnished a brisk burlesque on love making which was appreciated. Electric swings, a real aeroplane and the Bhadowscope were other agreeable 1 diversions. "A Day at College" gives the various members of the Fischer company ex; cellent chances for funmaking. The principal comedy roles are well played by Max Stelnle, a clever newcomer, and Billy Onslow.

Another new mem: ber of the company is Percy Oblein, i who has a character part, that of Prlgley-Smith, an eccentric millionaire, which he handles well. The plot 1 of the piece is a joyous trifle, It was evidently built' for laughing purposes and the audience Monday night Rave i evidence that it pleased them. Esco I Ives has a part which allows him sevil oral good vocal opportunities. Annie Bauman and Nan Halperin are well cast and in their several songs were T.OS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1910. warmly received.

The chorus is fetchlngly costumed at 3 sings prettily. "Brown's Troubles," which the Earl- Rauworth company is playing at the Unique this week, Is a plrasant departure from recent melodrama. The plot of the piece Is cleverly constructed and the laughable situations are well handled. Mr. Earl as Frank Fuller and Ivan Miller as Jack Temple are seen to advantage.

Miss Rauworth, Miss Noel, Miss Delia Earle, Herbert Cramer find James Bpencer are cast in congenial Mr. Cramer is responsible for the staging of the piece and much credit is due him for the manner In which it is produced. Between the acts an illustrated song and entertaining motion pictures were given. Music Notes RBETED with many floral offer- Ulngs and the sort of appreciation that must gladden the heart of an artiste, Mme. Frieda Langendorff, mezzo-soprano of the Royal Opera of Berlin and Vienna, gave a song recital last evening in Simpson auditorium that formed one of the.

Philharmonic course course that is proving exceedingly enjoyable this winter. The first group of songa were four of Schubert's, "Aye Maria," "Der Tod und 'das Maedchen," "Ihr BHd" and "Dv bist die Run." after which, in response to an enthusiastic encore, another Schubert number, "Fruhlingsglaube," was given. The next group were Schuman's, three from "Woman's Life and Love," "Seit teh Inn gesehen," "Er dor Herrliehste," "Ich kann's nlcht fassen," "Farewell to the City" and "Fruhlingsnacht," by the samp author, and a German folk song, "Dv bist Mem Ich bin drln." Mme. Langendorff is pre-eminently a dramatic singer, and her splendid voice was at its best, perhaps, in Wagner's "Schtneraen" and Strauss' which, with Brahms "Ode to Sappho" and "Er ist's (Wolf), composed her three offerings. Hildach's beautiful "Lena" was given as an encore after these The last numbers.

In English, were tho following: "Thy Beaming: Ryes" (MacDowell), "Charity" (MacDermid), "Love's Springtide" (Hammond), "Sweethearl 'hadwick). Mrs. M. Henlon Robinson, who has played for Mine. Langendorff throughout her Southern California trip, who will go with her to San Francisco and as far east as Blsbee, accompanied her last night, displaying rare judgment and sympathy as an accompanist.

POLICEMEN MUST BE GENTLEMEN, DECLARES COMMISSIONER TOPHAM "Los Angeles police officers must be gentlemen," declared Police Commissioi.er John Topham last night, "and this commission will see that they are." Mr. Topharn did not explain how he expects to bring about a reformation in the police department in the matter of deportment, but, it was evident he was earnest in his demand. The repark was made during the course of the trial of Patiolman D. Cornwall on charges preferred by P. H.

Jappe. Jappe testified that Cornwall had arrested him September 18 on the trivial charge of blockading the sidewalk at First and Main, but that the polioo jtidg" had dismissed case because was no foundation for it. i A. v. Lloyd, who was arrested the same offense at the same time, rave ihp same testimony as Jappe.

Officer Cornwall claimed Jappa wm attempting Irritate a drunken prisoned he had arrested. The preponderance of the evidence was In tavor of jappe, and the commission expressod the opinion thai Ofllcer Cornwall had acted without good judgment. Commissioner Topnam told Cornwall thai be liked his looks and did not believe he would Intentionally da wrong, but that it was evident he had not been gentlemanly enough in discharging whai he regarded as his duly. The case was taken under advisement and a decision will be given tonight. Society lIRIENDB of Miss Juana Creighton, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Telfalr Creighton, whose engagement with Charles Kaltenbach of New York has been announced, will bo interested to learn that she has chosen February 1 as the date of her marriage, which is to be solemnized at the family home in Ellendale place In the evening and in tho presence of relatives and a. few friends only. Creighton is a talented girl of unusual literary ability, and her short stories published in current magazines promicc future work both original and well worth while. Mr.

Kaltenbach is at the head of a large manufacturing establishment in Xesv York, and the young people will make their homo in the cast. One, of the happily appointed events of the winter's social calendar was the reception with which Mrs. David Chambers McCan entertained yesterday afternoon at her handsome home in West Adams street. The occasion was for the Southern California Woman's Press club, oC Which Mrs. McCan is president, and to meet John Vance Cheney, critic and writer of verse.

There were present, besides members of the club and their immediate friends, representatives of the literary and newspaper circles of Los Angeles, and during the afternoon several hundred persons came to greet the hostess and her honored guest. The occasion was also graced by the presence of Eleanor Kent, actress, singer and charming: woman, who is with the "King Dodo" company at the! Majestic and who was heard in a group of her own song compositions. Miss Frieda Peycke of Chicago delightfully' presented several of her own songs, and Charles Farwell Edson was heard in a trio of Bongs for which he the music. Mr. Cheney's reading of several of his unpublished poems was a greatly enjoyed feature of the afternoon.

The affair was notable not only that it was held In one of the beautiful homes of Los Angeles, but also it was attended by men and women eminent in the fields of literature and art. Mrs. McCan writ assisted by members of the executive board of the Press club. Mrs. W.

Hendrlcks of Alvarado terrace Is entertaining with a bridge Thursday for lira. McMillan, and Mrs. J. S. Chapman will give an informal tea the afternoon of January 18 for her daughter, who leaves the last of the month for San Francisco en route to Guam to Join her husband.

Past Pay- master McMillan. Mrs. S. T. Clover entertained informally Monday at her home in La Salle avenue.

For Mrs. Ervin A. McMillan, who is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. S.

Chapman of North Soto street, Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Ward Chapman will entertain with a luncheon this afternoon. The marriage of Miss Helen Teresa Crelgh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. P. Creigh of South Johnson street, and Frank N. Sharp was celebrated yesterday morning at 8 o'clock in Sacred Heart church, the services following nuptial mass. lit.

Rev. Thomas J. Conaty read the marriage office of the Catholic church in the presence of a large company of invited guests. The bride, gowned In white crepe de chine over silk and carrying a shower of lilies of the valley, wore a long tulle veil, fastened with a wreath of orange blossoms. Her attendant was her sister.

Miss Anna Creigh, who wore pink and carried pink carnations. Edward Sharp stood with the bridegroom. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride, where covers were laid for a company of twentyfive, which included the bridal party and immediate relatives. Mr. and Mrs.

Sharp will return from their trip to make their home at the Arlington- Grand apartments. Mrs. E. J. Salyer will entertain with a luncheon at her home on St.

Andrews place Saturday afternoon. Miss Florence Cummins of Valle.in street entertained Friday evening in honor of her sister, Miss Gladys VVilhoite oC Sierra Madre and her sixteenth birthday. Tlie evening was passed with whist and other games, and refreshments were served at a late hour. There were present Miss Honot Osborne, Miss Hildred Smith, Miss Grace Hawkins. Mies Lenore Gage and Messrs.

John Hasemere, Leo Mathewa, Walter Helbach, Moody Lyttle and Lewie Bannau. Among; Angelenos who were visitors at Arrowhead Hot springs recently are Mr. and Mrs. T. C.

Peck, who were there several days week. Mrs. A. Peck, Miss Janet Peck and Frank L. Peck were also members of the party.

Other Los Angeles folks at the same resort are Mr. anil Mrs. H. Q. Krohn and Master Fred, Mrs.

L. Maronock and child, Mr. and Mrs. Harrington Brown and children, Hobart H. Brown.

Miss Margaret Clark, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mlddlecoff, Emit Kay- ser of Pasadena, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Sweet, Mrs. Norman Church and son, Mrs. c. Rogers, R.

P. Ober, Mr. and Mrs. S. S.

Boothe and Master Robert, Mr. and Mrs. W. Carruthers, Mr and Mrs. John Luckenbaeh, Mrs.

Sarah A. Matthay, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McCarthy, child and maid. MRS.

0. H. P. BELMONT TO ADDRESS NEGRO WOMEN Suffragists in New York Will Carry Their Propaganda Among Africans NEW YORK, Jan. series of women's suffrage meetings for negroes is a development of the suffroge crusade ir.

New York. Mrs. O. H. P.

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Trains Running AGAIN VIA RIVERSIDE San Bernardino, Pomona, Ontario and Colton Leave Los Angeles Daily from First Street Station 8:35 A. 11 A. 3:40 P. 5:24 P. M.

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