Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-07-18
THE COMING OF MoDJEsKA.
Sale Of Seats by subscriptions
Commences Tomorrow.


Commences Tomorrow.
The general atmosphere of mingled
coarssneas and insipidity which has per-
vaded the theatrical armament in this
city will be messurably dispelled on
Monday evening. August 2ad, when
Modjsska will begin weeks engage
ment at the Grand Opera House This
actress holds place in the affection and
admiration Of the American public
which Is held by no contemporary ma
tive actress. Women flock to soc Clara
Morris because she makes them cry and
''looks so awful when she is mad. you
know, my DEAR" and they also crowd
the thsater where Miss Mary Anderson
IL playing because she Is an American
girl, and her dresses are 80 magnificent.
and ~ Galatea she Is ''iust too lovely
for anything" Lolita ID popular because
she il 10 full Of fun and excessively
s'cute," and Emms Abbott Is so nice, and
proper, and good, and sings WAY
Down Upon the Suawanee River in the
middle Of an opera so delightfully."- that
she Is also q great favorite with the
women.
But In the case Of Modjeaks there Is .
sentiment Of real, honest, hearty affeo-
ton for the woman, added to q sincere
admiration for the artistic. Her person.
alitv has a certain Irresistible charm that
captivates everybody--man, woman and
ohild--And the most fastidious and ex.
acting critic cannot gsinsay her artistic
perfection.
Her company Is one Of the best on the
American stage, and while none Of them
have ever appeared here they are big
favorites in the Eastern States, and are
a. ftliows; Maurice Barrymore (late of
the Naymarket Theatre, London, Eng.),
q, ], Henderson, A. X. Brooks, Enroll
Dunbar. James Cooper, Chas. Vsndsn-
hof, w. II. Crompton. Geo. Cshill. Owen
Fawcett. Chas. B. Kelley, G. Harris,
Hurry Phillips, Frank Harvey, A. H..
Candy, Miss Genevieve Lytton, Mas
Trells Folts, Miss Kate Jones. Mrs.
Kate Denin. Miss Blanche Harris and .
half dozen others. The plays announced
are "As You Like It," "Donna DIANA,
sAdrienne Lecouvreur," MARY Stuart. !"
Camille" Twelfth Night" and her
last San Francisco success, "Nadjezk1."
John G. Freund, one of the most able
dramatic and literary critics in New
York, thus writes Of Modjeska's Rosa.
lind" and ''Camille:"
Modesty does not always accompany
great success and high popularity on the
stage. This IL an age when the artist
who hides bis light behind . bushel
might just a. well extinguish II slto-
aethsr. The first principle prevailing in
al hs.nche. cf art nc@ Z nuisance,
and IL u found to have potent infiu-
ence over the public mind. II art can
lay little claim to modssty, public taste
may certainly plead its abundance Of
that virtue. Il rarely II ever finds out
anything for itself. but appreciates. or
fHnoies IL appreciates Something which
certain interested persons have told
them Il the best Of its kind. II the In
tsrssted persons should hesitate In their
insistance, il Il probable that the public
will pause too, and hence the wisest and
kssnest purveyors Of art carry their
point by the breathlsss force and energy
Of their assaults. When the public
complain, az they sometimes do, that
they scarcely comprehend the beauty or
the greatness Of the treasure offered to
them, the ready answer comes that the
treasure Il above their appreciation, and
thus popular curiosity L aroused anew.
and the artistic character Of . nation u
1slt to b. in jeopardy.
A great many triumphant successss"
In eli the sphsres Of art have been
secured by these bold devices; and ~
human nature changes very slowly, 1t 10
more than probable that the instance
theory will continue to be practiced.
But the public sometimes make dis.
coveriss in art themselves, and when
they find that they have unearthed .
treasure. they have the double sstisfac-
ton Of sdmiring it and appreoisting
their own cleverness. MADAME Modjesks
Il discovery Of this kind.
Commencing tomorrow Monday the
boz ofacs will be open from 10 A. n. TO
81. n, for those who desire TO secure
seats; the advisability Of doing 80 may
be readily recognized. The California
Southern intends running special trains
from Riverside, Cotton and al points
along their line during the Modjeska en-
Gaaement.