Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
DIR. BILL.


Mrs Brown ............. Mrs. George s. Knight
MIS-. Horton. Miss Emily Maynard
Miss Flaunteroy. roy.............. Miss Belle stokes
Mrs Firman. ........... MISS Mary breyer
Miss Firman n.............. Miss stella Lawman
Ellen ....................... Miss Ida Bell
William Brown (Dr. BilD Mr.. VIM: Wilson
George Webster. ........ MI; Leighton Baker
Mr. Horton .......'..-.. MI. M Dah1ei yarrett
Baggs ....:....-.....-..M .Mr waiter Ms G: Horton l
1t would be making too severe de.
mand on farce writers, probably, if they
were asked to write a funny production
which was not based on the supposition
that all the characters were breaking
the seventh command nent. DR.. Bill
makes no change from the established
rule in this regard; all the women
are placed in more or less
compromising situations with the
men, and for hors d. muvre
in one act, two of the characters are
supposed to leave the stage to undress
for the purpose of recovering a key
which has dropped down their backs,
each key being the only method of un-
locking two rooms, each of which con-
tains a couple locked up, 'in the dark, !"
as is plainly explained. In its adaptation
from the French, considerably more
than the usual amount of Gallo salt is
left in the lines and situations but
then, such matters are, to large ex-
tent, creations of locality. Miss Los
Angeles will blush and fidget about
things which Madamoiselle Parisienne
would think remarkably slow. If the
affair was given with more snap, and if
the women in the company played as
we'll as most of the men, DR.. Bill would
be very effective farce.
The bill says that Mrs. George S.
knight played Mrs. Brown. Ii such is
the case Father Time is indeed treating
the lady with unexampled kindness.
She acted her part in most finished
manner. There is little role, that of
the waiting maid Ellen, filled by Miss
Ida Bell, which was admirably rem
dered; care in regard to details, and an
undeniable talent on the part of the
actress made the little part prominent.
Mr.. Wilson is we'll cast as DR.. Bill, and
Mr.. Bartram as the bothering father-in-
law is deserving of approval. Miss
Stokes can dance and kick both grace
fully and acrobatically, but she comes
very far from picturing the Miss Faun
teroys of real life.
Mr.. Jarrett's Mr.. Horton was we'll
done bit of work, somewhat novel in
conception. Mr.. Bakers George Web
ster is like nothing ever seen before in
the heavens above, the earth below or
the waters under the earth. Miss Stella
Lawman has next to nothing to do, but
does it we'll and looks pretty, very rare
combination.
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Fanny Davenport will appear at the
Grand opera house, on Tuesday, Novem-
Der 10th, in Cleopatra. 1t is the most
important production of Miss Daven-
ports career. The play itself is by
Sardou, and suggests the Shakesperean
story in no way excepting as to the
general traditions of the celebrated
queens reign. In very many instances
Miss Davenport, while reproducing the
French costumes, all of which were de-
signed by artists Of high reputation from
long search among the libraries of
Europe, has still further enriched them.
The drama is in six acts. The cast
includes nineteen speaking characters
| and a chorus of over 100 people.