Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11

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Roman to a muscle, and his work in it's
ease, power, and naturalness, is the very
perfection of an artful absence of art.
1t is evident to the most casual observer
that Mr.. Mcdowell cannot continue to
advance as he has in the recent past,
without soon elbowing aside the greater
ones in his profession.
A little role perfectly played was that
of Mr.. Frederick Mayors Messenger.
In the perfect conception OF the
character, and in the painfully
effective realistic treatment of the
person and action of an exhausted,
terrified man, nothing could be more
finished.
The Kephren of Theodore Roberts was
a most consistent, dignified portrayal of
a trying role.
The others OF the company do not rise
above mediocrity, and one or two, not
ably the Octavius Caesar, fall beneath.
The play is series OF six tableaux.
They deserve detailed description,
which cannot be given here. 1t ID safe
to say, however, that scenically their
equal has never been seen in Los Ange-
les. The climax OF the fifth act the
tempest, is so impressive and wildly ex-
citing that it will arouse the interest of
even seasoned old play-goer 10 the
tensest extent.
The waits are necessarily long; one
scene took twenty minutes to prepare
and only fifteen to act. But these are
pardonable incidents. The whole affair
is redolent of barbaric richness, tropic
love and heroic natures. A melodra-
matte but not unpleasing feature is the
more or less constant playing of oriental
music; the minor key monotones add
considerably to the whole effect.
Cleopatra is billed for the rest of the
week.
The first opera company which has
visited Los Angeles for nearly year
will be the Columbia company, which
will open at the Los Angeles theater on
Wednesday, Nov. 18th. This company
is an organization much on the same
plan as the Bostonians, and is headed
by several distinguished foreign artists
who are making their first tour of
America, and quite number of well
known singers. They will produce Mas.
cagnis' wonderful prize opera Cavalleria
Rusticana, which has created such a
furore.
The company will also produce Ii
Trovatore, Gounods Faust,an Flotow's
melodlous opera, Martha. Among the
prime dome with the company are
Mile. Nina Bertini, who was protege oil
the late Emma Abbott, Madame
Garso-Dely, prima donna of the
Stadt. theater, Hamburg, Ger.
many, an artist whom the San Fran
cisco Call styles ''the Bernhardt of the
lyric stage" Madame Olga Essler is
another prima donna who has made a
fine reputation in the east with we'll
known companies. Mr.. Wilhelm Foran,
the primo tenore, is credited with a
great reputation in Europe, where he
sang at the Imperial theater. st. Peters
burg, and lately with the Metropolitan
Opera company, New York. Mr.. David
Alexander, the second tenor, is also an
excellent artist. Herr Josef Ruto. the
basso, is from the Royal theater of Han
over, and is ranked as the best Mephisto
in Germany. Signor Perrotti, the bari
tone, is well known to American lovers
OF grand opera. The other artists are
picked from the best companies, and the
chorus of forty is said to be made OF
| picked voices.
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The board OF directors of the Los An
geles Athletic club yesterday held q
special meeting, and took action in
regard to the proposed international
tug of war. The contest will open at
Hazards pavilion, December 9TH, and
will continue five evenings. 1t had
been intended to finish Saturday night,
but it was thought that the fact that
stores are generally open Saturday
night might initiate against the success
| OF the scheme. The captains who are
organizing the different teams are as
follows: American team, Mr.. B. H.
Barmore, manager of the Los Angeles
Transfer company; German team, Prof.
Charles Rohde; Irish team, Capt.
John Marcy Mexican team, Francisco
| Campusano; French team, Pascal Bal
lade, OF the Pico house. The Scotch
team did not materialize, and the police
| department. will furnish team under
| Sergeant Jeffres.
A special contest will be had during
the week between teams from the Los
Angeles, the Duarte and the Pasadena
Athletic clubs.
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Skipped by the Light Of the Moon will
| open at Los Angeles theater on Sunday
night next for three days. This play
was last presented here by Harrison &
Gourlay and did an immense weeks
business. 1t is truly very funny show,
as all patrons of the theater will re-
member.