Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-03-11
Stolen Kisses.

Turnvereln Hall was crowded
last night in gallery, auditorium
and every available coigne of van
tage by an audience of our best
people, which retired delighted
when the curtain had been rung
down upon the opening perform
ance of "St0len Kisses" by VIM.
Horace LiDgard and his company.
While the "sets" and stage prop.
critics which pertain to the hall
were not such as to admit of an ar
tistic mounting of the play, the
appearance Of really metropolitan
company upon our local boards,
and the luscious fun which was
dealt out in gobs during the whole
performance, were things that
were heartily enjoyed by all the
old theater-goers present, and by
everybody, in fact. OF course, our
space does not admit of q sketch of
the play, aud it is comic bijou
never intended for analysis or q
grave Weighing of its merits of
construction. 1t is, in truth, the
stringiDg of handful of pearls,
brought up by a skillful diver, from
the very deeps Of laughter, upon
the slenderest thread of a plot. 1t
is full, to OVERLOOKING, of. boyish
and jovial mal-apropos incidents,
and the word contretemps, with
quick retrieving by the clev.
or actors, describes it's very
essence and life. 1t is
almost as funny as Sothern
made the remodeled American
Cousin, when Dundreary became
the whole soul and life of the piece.
VIM. Horace Lingard, whom we
last saw ten years or more ago, in
the East, and whose lightning and
artistic transformations were mar.
wells of neatness and finish, has
struck out for himself u role of
comedy which ia joyous and deli
cious to high degree, 1T the same
time that it is much more ambi-
tious than anything he essayed at
that time. His makeup as the
Rev. Placid Dawkins is notably
thorough, and his uice compound
ing of unctuous hypocrisy with
the latent rake deserves the name
of consummate art. With glasses
on nose, and his mobile face and
serviceable eyes, he made world
of comedy out of his part Miss
Lottie Wade both as soubrette
and gsnteel Coincidence acquitted
herself with great spirit, tact and
grace, which she was assisted in
doing the more completelJ by the
possession of remarkably trim
and elegant figure and pretty face.
AS Captain Bangor O'Manus, Mr..
Charles EdmoDds gave the audi.
ence very neat study of
the conventional Irishman.
His brogue and action were
admirably poised, and 1t was not
hard to fancy that one was yield
ing to the witchery of one of Lev
er'sor Lovers typical Irishmen.
He contributed more than his
share to the laughable confusion
OF the evening. The Newsbury
Becks of Mr.. Owen Westford was
q clear.cut and skillful impersona.
ton, and as a soft.headed young
man, and Mammals darling,
with thorough dash of the scape-
grace about him, the Dolly Becks
OF Mr.. Edward Warren was
we'll accentuated and successful
piece of acting. The VIII ole drama
was admirably cast, the gags and
by.plays were ffrst-clsss and the
audience got far more than their
moneys worth.
Divorc0Ds will be given tonight
and Stolen Kisses Sunday night.
Good houses are assured on both
occasions. The matinee has been
cut out. In addition to the lead.
ing plays, some capital farces are
thrown in as make weights of the
programme.