Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
ssHeart of Hearts,, by the A. M.
Palmer OOmDanv.

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Palmer Company.
The play produced last night at the
Grand Opera House by the A. M. Palmer
Company was Arthur Henry Jones'
Heart of Hearts. The story hinges on
meSalliance. A fight has occurred be-
tween gentleman and peasant. The
gentleman, as the classes sometimes do,
swears falsely, and the peasant, whose
word goes for nothing because he is a
peasant, goes to prison. His wife dies
of broken heart, and his brother brings
up the only surviving child. In time the
gentleman comes to die, and as he pre-
pares to face judge before whose tri-
bunal there is no shuffling, he tells his
son the wrong he did his peasant neigh
Dor. He begs his heir to make repara-
ton. The young man tries to do this by
being kind to the orphan girl, and ends
by falling in love with her. His lady
mother is sufficiently shocked at the
episode. In due time the young lady
pays visit to the Priory, and during her
stay there, family heirloom, ruby
known as "The Heart of Hearts" is
stolen. She is charged with the theft.
1t is her father who. after his term Of
Imprisonment was over, had disappear
ed, and who had crept into the house to
take last look at his daughter who
stole it. He is lurking in the neighbor-
hood and hears OF his child's danger. He
| ventures back and returns the
gem to her and she promises
not to betray him. Unable
to explain satisfactorily how she got the
jewel, her disgrace is complete. In the
nick of time of course comes in the out
cast father and sets the girl right.
Miss Burroughs is of course the hero
inc. 1t is perhaps the best cast she has
appeared in to show off all her attrac-
| tions. In her fresh girlish grace, and in
the several charming costumes she
wears all her loveliness of form and face
are seen to the very best advant-
age. But she has more to do
then to look pretty, and she does it well.
Her sorrow is painted on every feature of
her expressive face. There are many
strong lines in the role and Miss Bur-
roughs interprets them with great talent.
She is really little lady of great power.
Miss Buchanan as the lady mother of
the young heir looked the pant to great
advantage. Her presence is right noble
indeed, and her manner was very per-
feet Interpretation of her part.
Miss Brooklyn as "Sybil Lati-
mer," the would be wife of the
heir, was very pretty. Her stately
form attracted no end of attention, and
she acts with fine discrimination in all
she does.
Mrs. Phillips attempted a new role
last night in the ch aracter of "Miss Will
helmina," who has contracted clandes-
tine marriage with the butler. But Mrs.
Phillips genius is universal. She is per-
haps the most versatile woman on the
American stage.
The hard work in this play falls for
the most part on the women. Mr..
Massen, in the role of the manly lover,
has but to look and act what he seems to
be. E. NJ. Holland, as cdr. Chettle,"
has an excellent opportunity to show
that his talent is capable of any change,
and that he is as many sided almost
as human nature itself. Mr.. Stoddart,
as ''Lucy's" uncle, "Lady Fitzralph's"
butler and Miss Fitzralph's clandestine
husband has the most exigent part to
play. He makes almost as capital hit
as he does in the role of Jacob Fletcher"
in Saints and Sinners.
For the matinee to-day the attraction
| will be Jim, the Penman, and the season
| closes-alas that it must be said closes
| tonight with Saints and Sinners.