Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-12


fined entertainments which have been
delighting Los Angeles audiences for a
week past.
"The Wife.o
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Daniel Froh-
mans Lyceum Theater Company, of
New York city, will begin an engagement
of six nights and Saturday matinee at
the Grand Opera House, presenting their
great success, The Wife, an American
society comedy, by D. Balsco and H. G.
DeMille, with the same remarkable
caste which presented the play for ten
months the past season at the Lyceum
Theater, New York. The Company will
arrive here from San Francisco, where
they have just concluded the most sue
cessful four weeks engagement ever
known in the history of the Baldwin
Theater.
The Wife is said to be one Of the
first American plays to describe
American life with some dignity. Its
scenes are laid in Washington, Newport
and New York. Its leading character is
John Rutherford, United States Senator,
a magnificent specimen of true-hearted,
brave and dignifed American gentleman.
Having married lady who has just part
ed from her lover through mistake as
to his relations with a Southern beauty,
he is made aware OF the fact through
a plot of this belle and the arrival of his
wife's former lover. 1t is the conduct of
John Rutherford during the trying ordeal
of an interview with the rival who circu-
lates the scandal, and also with the
former lover of his wife, who is friend
and protege of Rutherford's, that is said
to form the striking features of the play,
and elevates its tone far above the level
OF ordinary society plays and shows how
we'll brave man may bear himself with
out resorting to blood to wash out a
wrong.
The company has been unanimously
conceded to be, by the press of New
York &nd San Francisco, the best in
America. the names with some necessar-
lily brief accounts of each, are given here
With:
Herbert Kelcey, the jeune premier, who
is a Londoner and graduated from the
Drury Lane Theatre, going from there to
Wallack's in 1882, where he remained
three years and joined the Madison
Square Theatre, where he remained un-
til the inaugural of the Lyceum Com
pany, where he has been ever since.
He is considered the handsomest and
best dressed man upon the stage.
Henry Miller, has been seen twice in
this city, first as Clara Morris lead
ing man and last year as Colonel Pres
cott," in Held by the Enemy. Nelson
Wheatcroft, an actor of considerable
versatility, came from England six years
ago. When the Park Theater, now Har-
rigan's, in New York, was run as stock
theater, he was leading man, while
Agnes Booth was leading lady. He is
considered the best genteel william on
the stage. w. j. LeMoyne is perhaps
one of the best known actors in the
country. He has been with Mr.. Froh-
man number of years. He is consid-
cred the best living exponent of the
remarkable characters that Charles
Dickens drew, like "Uriah Heap"
Newman Noggs," etc. He enjoys the
distinction of Colonel" having earned
the title during the late war in Boston
regiment, in which city he is prominent
member of the Il. A. R. Chas. Wolcot
is the son of the distinguished actor, c.
w. Wolcot, so well known to the theatre
goers OF the past. He created the part
of George Washington Phepps' in the
Bankers Daughter, when that was pro-
duced a; the Union Square Theatre, New
York. Chas. Dickson, the light comed-
ian of this company, was for seven years
member of the Robson and Crane Com
pany, and was always called upon to full
fill Mr.. Robson's characters when that
gentleman was absent.
Miss Georgia Cayvan, the leading lady,
is one of the most popular young ladies
in New York. She made her first ap-
pearance on the stage as "Hebe" in the
Boston Ideal Pinafore Company. She
was engaged by Steele Mackay for the
Madison Square Theater, played the
leading roles there for several years.
She subsequently played the same bust.
ness at the California Theater, San Fran
cisco, under Mr.. Haverly's management,
where she was engaged by A. M. Palmer
for the Union Square Theater, New York,
from which she withdrew to Join the Ly-
ceum. Grace Henderson, the second
lady of the Lyceum, is one of the reign
ing stage beauties of New York. She
gained her prominence for her excellent
WIN WhAAO ouPPOA eiAS A4OuJc6kd lOT LuTcc
seasons. Louise Dillon, the delightful
comedienne, is well and favorably known
here for her delightful comedy role in
Held by the Enemy. Mrs. Wolcot has
appeared during the past fifteen years in
the various dramatic ventures that her
husband has been associated with. She
is an artistic of great versatility and has
played nearly every leading part in the
modern drama. Mrs. Whiffen was one
of the original members of the Madison
Square Theater. She is we'll known for
her excellent work in Hazel Kirke. The
balance of the company are new to the
coast, but are we'll known for their excel.
lent work in the East.
The audience at the Grand tomorrow
evening promises to be one of the most
fashionable ever assembled in that thea
ter to welcome this company.
The Mas Concert.
The people of Los Angeles who enjoy
music of the higher order enjoyed rare
privilege last evening in the concert
given by DR.. Louis Mas at Bancroft
Hall. There were about $50 people pres
ent who showed by close attention and
hearty applause their appreciation of the
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