Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-09
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MI. IOCU6r OF I6NaS QreW CROWDED
house to the Grand last night. The
dramatization of the piece follows closely
on the lines of the story as written by
Mr.. Gunter, excepting the entire omis-
sion of any ofthe action In Egypt. 1t is
strong play, bordering on the melo
drama, and is excellently cast, even in
the minor parts. The acting of Mrs.
Jef'reys-Lewis shows improvement and
earnest ambition. Joseph Wheelock
makes rather original character OF the
Hon. Sampson Potter, and Frank E.
Aiken has strong scene in the third
act, at the end of which the entire COM
pany is called before the curtain. The
audience was appreciatively generous in
it's applause throughout, and the piece
deserves liberal patronage tonight,
when the brief engagement terminates.
| THE CAST.
The Hon. Sampson Potter, of Texas -
Baron Lincoln, retired chief Justice Of the
Hee Arthar Lincoln his son YouAF AIKEN
The Hon Teddy Lincoln, AIthur's brother -
Charley Errol young Australian. .. ......... 'N
Ralph Enrol, his father, an old Australian
B. sydney Van Cott, Of New York, His sis,
ter married lord" .....-... .Edg Norton
| Doctor Won Lambrith. ..... ;:... Franz Rineau
| Lubbins waiter at Hotel Folkestone 49,.
observation-disclosures. Thomas Jackson
Sargent Brackett, OF Scotland Yard; 80:
| ..........-............... Cecil Kingstone
Lady sarah Annerly, daughter OF the great
Ethel Lincoln, young English girl sSfess As"'S
Ida Potter, who is not ashamed of her
Martin dinSH Waiting maid to Lady Annerly fs AAA
....-.......... .-.......-... Josie Langley
Proprietor, Hotel des Bains, Boulogne ...4.,s
Waiter, Hotel des Bains, Bouiogne ......
....................... Benjamin Stone
Gendarme e........................A Arthur Hyde
x%x
The great emotional actor from Bos-
ton, Mr.. John L. Sullivan, opened last
evening at Harry Wyatt's Los Angeles
theater in Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands, very fair adaptation Of an old
idea by Duncan B. Harrison. 1t must
be said that the support OF the star this
time is incomparably better than it was
the last. Mr.. Harrison as Arthur Dare,
ia very acceptable villain, or "villian"
as the programme had it. He has a
chalance under all the most trying cir
cumstances is one thoroughly character
istic of blase roue. OF the ladies the
charming Miss Ruby Illidge attracted
most attention, though she had less
lines to speak than her colleagues.
William P. Sheldon, as Terence McNab,
deserves commendation especially
for his excellent Irish brogue,
and George Bryant as John
DAILY, the much abused lover in the
melodrama, was occasionally very good.
But the great bulk of appreciation, of
course, was allotted by the audience to
the heavyweight Thespian, the great
victor of Richburg and conqueror of the
redoutable Paddy Ryan at Troy. The
part he played of John Daly's athletic
big brother was apparently devised by
Mr.. Harrison especially to show Mr..
Sullivan's points for the edification OF
the gallery. This fact was enthusiastic-
ally recognized by the gods, and when
such scenes occurred, .par example,
the one where John orders the villains
out of the room with the eloquent
words: "Git out, de pair OF yez!" the
galleries grew as cheerful as the
Teutons at the pavilion when Jean
Crapeau got left.
1uo LIdJlHcc Will w OluitCcu tilb
afternoon, and tomorrow night the
company will appear in the new play,
Broderick Agra, in which Mr.. Sullivan
will appear in an Irish comedy part,
where his multitudinous talents will be
thoroughly ventilated.
Xxx
An Evening with Holmes was the
subject of Mr.. G. G. Hough's lecture
last night in the parlors of the Y. M.
G. A.
Despite little nervousness of the
speaker the subject was we'll treated,
being received with favor by the large |
audience present.
The usual preliminary sketch of the |
writer's life was given, followed by in
teresting readings from his works, with
apt comments introduced.
Holmes was poet of occasions, as he
wrote his poems for special times.
About his best and most widely known
works were the breakfast table series
The Autocrat, The Professor and The
Poet. These papers appeared serially
in the Atlantic Monthly, and contributed
not a. little to the popularity of that
His poems were humorous,
the first being more 80 than those of his
latter years.