Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
Dixey's Lean and Slippered PantaIoons.

DlXey Lean ana Sl1ppered PantalOOnS.
1t is not given to many men to drink
so deep OF the cup of success as has been
the fortune of Mr.. Henry E. Dixey. He
has not labored in an exalted field, but
in it, such as it has been, he has won
the hearts of the people and they have
applauded him by the million for
thousands of nights. 1t is very fortunate
that Managers McLain & Lehman were
able to arrange so that the company can
give the full production of Adonis and
the Seven Ages. 1t will serve to show
what versatile comedian Mr.. Dixey
unquestionably is. In Adonis there is
considerable low comedy and it serves
as vehicle for Mr.. Dixey to show won
derful power of mimicry. The play is
successful in that it appeals to so wide
range of patronage. 1t is not so broad
or inane but what the most intelligent
can enjoy the bright, gay lines on which
the burlesque is built. 1t ranges from
low comedy, spectacle, hurlesque, up
to high comedy. One of the best ex-
amples of battle on the modern
stage is credited to Mr.. Dixey in his
portrayal OF the sixth age of man, as he
shifts into oblivion, uttering the we'll
known conclusion of Shakespeare's i'm
mortal soliloquy 'Sans teeth. sans ewes.
sans taste, ETC." In this portrayal of the
old man, his life is gentle, and the ele-
ments all mixed in him. He is delighted
when his little great grandchild comes to
kiss him good night, and clasps her tiny
arms around his neck, when he ques-
tioningly insinuates that she dosen't
love him. Youth and age in loving en-
brace! The wee prattler Just starting
out on the journey of life and the great
grandsire with big manly voice, now
turned again to childish treble, are at
tached to each other in affectionate COM
radery. Yes, the burlesquerh has his touch
of pleasing pathos, and when Mr.. Dixey
has himself actually carried out Shake
speare's ideas in real life, this one bit of
work will probably live as long in the
recollection of our theatre goers as that
of our greatest comedians. OF course
he is not only seen in the sixth and
seventh age, but also in all
those that precede them. The
baby, rocked il his perambulator,
the school boy smoking his first cigar
cite, with queer break in his voice, in
dicating the change from the boy to man
hood, the lover with immaculate dress
and burlesquing the woful ballad to his
mistress eyebrow, the soldier in his
search for the bubble reputation,
and the justice with eyes severe,
and fair round belly, and so
on, to the conclusion as above
described. Both productions will be
put on the stage with the company's
scenery entire; the caste has not been
altered or reduced to suit the exigencies
of the road. but is identical with the
Chicago and New York performances.
The principal members of the company,
which numbers some fifty-fve people,
are Mr.. George Howard, Mr.. Hubbard
Gresham, George Schiller, Yolande
Wallace, Carrie E. Perkins, Minnie Mil
Ter, Emma Mule and May Branson.
Adonis is announced for Wednesday and
Thursday evenings and Saturday mat
inee, and the Seven Ages for Friday and
Saturday nights. The advance sale is
now open and choice seats are selling at
apremium.
Tonight the theater-goers of Los An
geles will have their first opportunity of
seeing the foremost exponent we now
have of the emotional drama. There
are few artistes better known to the
American stage than this charming
woman, and though she has appeared
several times in San Francisco, where
she is an immense favorite, she has
always returned direct to New York at
the conclusion of her engagement.
Gotham seems to have a peculiar charm
for the lustrous-eyed Maude, and it is
not to be wondered at, for she has been
identified with many OF the most nota-
BILE dramatic successes ever known
there. She comes to us this time in a
new play which has received the en-
dorsement of the press of Paris and
New York. 1t was originally produced
in the former city little over year
ago, at the Theatre de L'Application,
the performance being given for the
benefit of the Johnstown sufferers. The
ladies in particular will be interested in
Miss Granger's engagement, and are
already wondering what she is "going
to wear" The fair Granger is noted for
her exquisite toilets, which are as superb
as any ever worn by Mrs. Florence.