Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Warde Season at the Grand Opera
House, Ass

mouse.
The season Of legitimate drama at the
Grand came to a close last night with
Macbeth, Henry VIII having been given
at the matinee. The week and its houses
prove. that Los Angeles appreciates good
dramatic work, and that the taste for the
legitimate in dramatic art does not cloy
under artistic presentation.
The house was we'll filed at the matt
nee, where Henry VIII was 80 rendered
ais thoroughly to please all who saw it.
Miss Coggswell as Anne Boleyn showed
to very great advantage. Her many
charms of face and figure and her thor
oughly acceptable enunciation OF the
lines were all matters of the warmest
applause. The young lady's advantages
OF education and breeding will tell in her
career, and carry her into the foremost
ranks of her profession.
A somewhat meagre part in the
Henry demands more than passing
notice as done by Mr. G. Mearburg. In
the role of Cardinal Complius he dis
plays very rare judgment for young
man who has but recently entered the
profession. In Macbeth he played an.
other small part, that of the First Muir
derer, very well. He will be heard of
hereafter.
In Macbeth Mr.. Warde had g role in
which he shows to very great advantage.
The character requires vigorous action
and philosophic reflection too, and both
these features were exceedingly well
brought out by Mr.. Warde. In the
scenes of hesitation, where his mind
stands divided between his ambition
and his reluctance to commit the ter
rible crime, he was most admirable. :
Mrs. Bowers played Lady Macbeth, as
she did all the roles of the week with an
absolute perfection. She rose to a sub
lime height in the lines calling for all
the powers of the very best artists on
the stage. One might we'll wish for
space to review in detail all the work of
each actor in so strong cast as that OF
last night. ~
THE Los ANGELES.
Dan'l Sully closed his short season in
the Millionaire at this house last night
The attendance at the matinee and even
ing was excellent, and the appreciate
of the performance most warm. The
company is a very good one, and the
leading role fits Sully to perfection.
At this house tonight McFadden's I'm
Gle Toms Cabin company will appear.
1t were most superfuous task to speak
at length of this ante-bellum drama. It,
is as familiar as household words.
THIS WEEK. z
Bolossy Kiralfy's gorgeous fairy spec
tacle, the Water Queen, which will be
presented at the Grand March 10th and
1lth and Wednesday matinee, is the
greatest indoor spectacle of the age. It.
had run in Chicago OF fifty nights, New
York ninety-six and Philadelphia thirty
six, which speaks it's own praise. The
care and liberality that always disting-
uish Kiralfy's efforts in the direction of
spectacles has been clearly shown in the
Water Queen. An excellent European
specially has been brought over, viz,
the Original and Only Dares, premier
gymnasts, from the Paris hippodrome.
They are said to be wonderfully clever.
The San Francisco Examiner says:
In this play, where fun usually means
something ridiculous without rhyme or
reason, and with no method even in its
madness. All the Comforts of Home de-
serves to be welcomed with enthusiasm.
All the Comforts of Home seems to be
big light comedy success, and the
selected company Mr.. Charles Frohman
has brought together has captiyated the
critics to marked degree. The humor
of the piece is singularly quaint and
catching, and the rushing incidents and
humorous situations grow more and
more laughter-compelling as the play
progresses. Among it's most enjoyable
characters is gay and susceptible old
fellow, whose life is made alternately
glad and sad by the fitting presence OF
an aggressive roost-ruling wife. The
central figure of the story is dashing
young American, who takes advantage
of his uncle's absence, and seeks to
raise needed money by advertising his
relatives rooms to let, with all the
comforts of home" Mr.. Henry Miller
appears as the scheming nephew. In