Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-11

Del and Mr.. Bernhard Loewy, all for
merly among the principal performers at
the Turnverein Gsrmania, appeared to
great advantage in the new company.
Inc strong contrast with the great art of
Mr.: Archer makes criticism of amateurs
dlfhcult, because such criticism is likely
to be unjust. Such is especially the case
with first concerted appearance like
one last Sunday. In view of this fact,
which is undeniable, detailed analysis
OF the individual work of such we'll
known actors as the Schnabels and
Loewy must be postponed until greater
harmony of action has been established.
To the singing of Mrs. Schnabel, how
ever, word of praise is due. She scored
a great success with her topical song.
vi the new additions to the local Ger
man dramatic talent, Mrs. Kolf, Of the
Milwaukee Stadt theater, deserves men
ton. She is an experienced actress and
her able performance was therefore not
unexpected. A most remarkable sur
prise, on the other hand, was the neat
play Of Miss Bellman, who shows de-
clded talent as a soubrette. Great
things may be expected of her under
the professional tutelage of Mr.. Ascher.
Another first appearance was that of
ready obtained the congratulations of
prominent German critics. Mr.. Schanz,
in the title part of Leopold, was allotted
an ungrateful character in which
to make his first bow be-
fore the public. His conception of
the character was blass rous whose
manner alternated between indifference
and arrogance. We agree with him there,
but trust some OF his marked stage faults
may be eliminated by study.
To generalize, it may be said, that the
minor parts were taken acceptably.
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The second performance of Ascher's
German comedy company will take place
next Sunday evening at the Los Angeles.
This time the company will appear in
Papageno, the prize four-act farce by
Rudolph Kneisel, which has had run
OF over 800 nights in Munich, Breslau
and Berlin. This play is said to be one
OF Mr.. Asher's funniest productions.
NOTES FROM DUNLoP's NEWS.
Langtry is to open the Fifth Avenue
theater in ia nuary.
Bernhardt is to appear in New York
at the Standard theater.
Fanny Rice and A Jolly Surprise did
not make a hit at Philadelphia last
week.
Gilbert and Sullivan have buried the
Ratchet, and are again collaborating on
new comic opera.
Augustin DAILY will reopen his newly
decorated theater with a new play by
Lord Tennyson in December.
J. X. Emmett made hit at the Coates
opera house in Kansas On Monday. He
received numerous calls and had plenty
OF flowers.
Dame rumor has it that Carrie Per-
kins, once the Merry Mountain Maid in
Adonis, will soon take unto herself
husband.
Mrs. d. P. Powers returns to the
stage soon, and will appear as Queen
Cynopia in Martin Hayden's new drama
by that name.
Marie Jansen's rumored engagement
to young Bass, the English ale man, is
said to be a joke invented by Eugene
Field, and has no foundation in fact.
Mr., and Mrs. Kendall arrived in New
York on Wednesday. They open at the
New York Star theater, October 18th,
and hope to take back with them $780,
600 good American dollars for use in
Merrie Old England. Still Water Runs
Deep is the only play that will be added
to their repertoire.
And now it is whispered that the Star
theater in New York is haunted by the
departed Wallacks. James Wallack is
said to have shown himself In the the
alter cellar in the grim old cape ulster
that he wore in his last days, hobbling
along on his equity foot, and Lester Wal
lack sometimes walks thoughtfully
through the corridors.
In taking She Stops to CONQUER off
the shelf, where it was practically bur-
led when Wallack's ashes were taken to
the grave, MIR. Robson weaves a garland
to his repute as sincere lover of art.
The cast is excellent. Mr.. Robson, as
Tony Lumpkins, being fully up to the
comedians standard, but the Kate Hard
castle, of Miss May Waldran, is the I'M
mistakeabe feature of the play.
That notorious and much advertised
female, Eva Mann-would- be-nee-R Ray
Hamilton, has not quite found her level,
but as the song says, "She is near it,
precious near it," A deservedly disas-
trous failure on the road is followed by
an appearance at Bowery variety the
alter, where she displays, not her legs,
but her notoriety, at magnificent sal
airy. She point-blankly refuses to go in
tights, but she'll come to it, and after
ward the dime museum will close on
her, and it's case of tights there or no
dollars. 1t is enough to mention the
refreshing fact that even a Bowery audi
ence OF that caliber groan at her feeble
efforts and no welcoming applause greets
her entrance.
A. G. Wheeler's new play, Jack Royal
OF the 92," was successfully produced |
by Harry Lacy at the Park theater,
Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening. |
There are at least 100 people employed |
in the performance, and what with it's |
martial effect, its mob scenes during the |
draft riots, its Broadway spendor, when
the regiments were departing in '63,
and its magnificent forge scene, with the |
running metal and the sudden con-
version of the workmen into battalion
OF soldiers, impresses one with the in
genious melodramatic cleverness of the
author. The piece, too, produced pro-
found impression. The main current is
strongly melodramatic, but there is |
genuine romantic love story and two |
delightful comedy scenes which ought |
to gain for it the admiration of all lovers
of good writing. About twenty-five
managers and newspaper men from New
York attended the successful opening.
The HERALD's San Francisco letter
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