Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.


Mr.. Rankin. at the Los Angeles thea
ter, last evening, played The Runaway
Wife, which is essentially to the taste
OF the gods, but which his very excel
lent acting and the astonishlngly good
work done by Miss Amelia Bingham,
made thoroughly enjoyable perform
ance. AS Arthur Eastman, Mr.. Rankin
has different part from the one he
plays in The Canuck, one which is utter
ly devoid of the comic features which
are such great aids toward securing the
approval of an audience. He plays the
part excellently and with carefulness.
Miss Amelia Bingham as Lady Alice
was the star of the occasion. She is
remarkably handsome woman, in face
and form, and wore several costumes
well calculated to display her best points
physically. In the difficult character
she assumed she had many obstacles to
contend with, but the bad arrangements
the playwright had given the situations
she made easy, and was graceful and
forceful in the many awkward features
of the play. In the heavy situations
she was fully equal to the demand, Civ
ing well studied, effective rendering OF
the character.
Miss Phyllis Rankin again proved that
she Will become an actress. Her weak
est point is in the uncertainty of her
voice, fault which can readily be over
come. She is easy, graceful, self-pos-
sessed, and has simplicity in her
methods which is charmingly effective.
The rest OF the company met the re-
quirements of their roles to the satisfac-
tion of the audience. 1t would be well
for all OF them to note the fact, howe ger,
that English characters are not supposed
to pronounce their words, or to use the
infections in the manner prevalent in
well, say in Chicago.
The caste was as follows:
Arthur Eastman. n............... Mckee Rankin
Talbot Vane, afterwards Lord Charm
leigh,......... Panl Mepifaa
DR.. Prescott ................ Charles Clark
Arthur We're. ...-..............L Lloyd Bingham
Sir Launcelot Travers .... Chas Crosby
DaVlo, an ola servant Observation-Disclosures. NJ Dewar
Bob, a farmland .................T r. A. Mckee
Little Arthur. ............... ..--....E Eva Keeley
Lady Alice ........... Miss Amelia Bingham
Lillian Haye ..............M Miss Phyllis Rankin
Lady Yawn. ................ Miss Ada Atkinson
Hester Eastman. Miss C. NJ. Brooks
The play will be repeated this even
ing.
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Quite number of local musicians
have interested themselves in the benefit
to the stranded members of the late Co.
lumbla Opera company and are selling
tickets and have volunteered to partici-
pate in the entertainment. The people
OF Los Angeles, especially those who ap-
preciate good music, seem to be united
IN their efforts to make the benefit to
the members of the company success
from a financial standpoint. DIR. Hodge.
head, who was the financial backer of
the company, left on the early train on
Friday after admitting that he had
got his money out OF the enter
prise. The members of the COM
pany say they intend to do their
best at the benefit on Monday night and
an elegant programme has been arr
ranged. In addition to the features
mentioned in yesterdays HERALD, M, 8
I. Masac has volunteered to play Liszt's
Second Rhapsodie, and a polonaise by |
Chopin. Helen Beach Yaw, the soprano, |
ind the Euterpean quartette have |
tlso signifed their desire to partici-
,ate in the benefit, and Mr.. Hathorn,
he basso will sing. Yesterday morn
ng big brawny-shouldered man
walked up to the box office of the Los
Angelee theater, and said: "Give me |
hree tichets for the benefit. We people |
n Los Angeles won't allow anyone to
uffer here. Just tell that chorus
woman who has a sick child in
Frisco, that I'll pay her fare
,ack. and any expenses she may have.
That's the kind of people we are in
LOS Angeles" The gentleman, who is
! well known contractor, laid his card
IN the window sill and walked off. The
outlook for the benefit is very good.
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Alfred Wilkes Operetta company
will play at the Los Angeles theater on
December 4th and 5th, giving a roper
ory which will include the lively affair
ntitled Widows Bewitched. Mr..
Vilkie's excellence as tenor is well
nown in the west.
wv
Mr.. Potter of Texas will be at the
pera house on December 7th, Sth and
tn.
CLEVELAND AND BOIES.