Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-05
MRS. farley.
An Exceedingly Clever Amateur Effort = A
Thorough Commedienne-A Pscuniary Sue.
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Thorough Commedienns-A Pecunisry Sue.
cess.
We think we should fail in our
duty were we not to notice several
features of the season Of Mrs. Jar
ley's Wax Works; the second per
formsnce OF which was given at
Turnverein Hall last night. Con
sldering the limited facilities at
his command, Mr.. NJ. s. Severance,
to whose tireless energy much of
the success of the project was due,
achieved wonders. A great deal OF
good nature aud public spirit were
discovered in unexpected quarters.
Brave men and beautiful women,
who, ordinarily, would be very
much averse to public exhibition,
consented to be cast in the pro-
gramme, and this fact lent great
interest to both entertainments.
Miss Smith, of Santa Barbara,
who personated Mrs. farley, is
young lady of astonishing wit and
versatility. Harry Beckett himss If
could not have shown l. h, mseif
more apt with local "gags" then
this young lady approved herself
to be. Her witticisms, and her
ventures in the line of Mesda mes
Malaprop and Partington, Were
simply luscious. During both eve
nings Miss smith showed herself
to be- woman of ''lnfinite jest"
vivaciiy and tact.
Another very fine episode of Mrs.
Jariey's show should be noted.
The Messfs. Dickinson and Rae
AS English flunkies developed
themselves as comedians of II no
MEAN order. Their costumes were
scrumptious," and Dickinson,
partcu arly, is huge success in
the line of broad farce.
Take them for all in all, the wax
" figgers" We're gntten up I'm superb
style. and many of the ladies ami
gentlemen who consented To enact
the role of eiligy posed to perfec-
ton. The Smiling Victim" the
"Sleepnig Beauty" Beatrice
Cenci," " Hermione," and many
others, were very felicitors indeed
The makeup aud conlortions of
JasperPacklemerton ellctited warm
ppreciation, and were in the high
est style of the art horrible and lu-
dicrous.
Last night, owing to the severe
colds from which the singers SUIT
fered, the musical part of tho pro-
gramme, with the exception of
solo, "render aud True" rendered
with inimitabls sweetness and
pathos by Mrs. Caswell, was omit
ted. In its stead the sextette were
introduced as wax "fggers." In
announcing the change, Mrs. Jar.
lep got off some very happy hits at
the expense of a morning and eve
ming newspaper and some local
gags that We're received with roars
of laughter. The iIlustrious lady
also took occasion to comment
good huruoredly but truthfully on
the GOODNESS of an ordinary Los
Angeles audience. This was taken
good naturally by the house,
the brilliancy of the wit with
which it sparkled relieving the
lecture Of much of its sting, and
for the rest of the entertainment q
proper degree of appreciation was
exhibited. The programme, with
the exceptions above noted. was
carried out with an eclat only
equalled by that of the night be-
fore.
The Jalley season has been one
of the most brilliant and success
full we have ever seen in Los An
geles and we only hope that Mrs.
farley may be induced to give an
other Entertainment for the benefit
of some one of the fourteen charl-
table objects to which her atten-
ton has been called.