Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-25
ADJUSTMENTS.


Charles Dickson opened at the Grand
opera house last night in three nights
engagement in Incog., the play which
Mrs Romualdo Pacheco has evolved for
the initial attempt of Mr.. Dickson with
a company OF his own. There wasquite
a good house, and the entertainment
was more than well received it was a
hit. The play was preceded by the one
act comedietta Book III, Chapter l, in
which Mr.. Dickson, Miss Ellen Burg
and Robert Edeson took part. 1t is a
dainty little comedy, showing the some
what thankless task of friend who
whips into their proper position the in
nocent vagaries of a guileless wife.
In real life such interference usually re.
suits in the friend losing the trust of
both despite the time-honored wisdom
OF lie Sage, and getting an unusually
black eye; but in the comedy, the
friend [Charles Dicksonl, teaches the
wife of his friend lesson for her artless
whimsicalities, and the curtain falls
with the husband convinced that they
have ALL save the lady, made asses OF
themselves. The parts were very we'll
taken.
Incog. is a humorous conception ex-
cellently interpreted by Mr.. Dickson
and his company.
1t is really well constructed farce,
turning upon the extraordinary resem-
blance of three men. One of them is
married, the others unmarried. The
fiances of the unmarried members of
the trio and the wife of the Benedict are
made to mix their respective men up in
a most amusing style. Dickson as Tom
Stanhope incurs his fathers displeas-
ure as a suitor for the hand of his
daughters companion, and comes back
disguised after a photograph he picked
up. His double proves to be one of
two brothers, who are as alike as two
peas, and the ladies cannot unravel the
tangle until the last act, when the de-
noument plucks the heart out of the
mystery.
Mr.. Dickson very soon occupied cor
dial relation with his audience, and in
quiet way established himself on an
exceedingly pleasant footing with Los
Angeles theater-goers. He is of the
class OF actors who do not strive for eff
feet by boisterous exhibitions of horse
play, but exhibits genuine talent in the
deiineation OF humorous character.
Miss Ellen Burg, and indeed Miss
Alice Shepard and Miss Clara Lipman,
ale trio of pretty women and filled
their somewhat difficult roles of persi-
fage with grace and refinement. Miss
Burg has contagious laugh, and the
audience laughed with her in the merri-
ment which she infused into her role.
The remainder of the company were
satisfactory in their parts. Incog. is
pleasant farce, and is we'll worth seeing.
1t will be given again tonight.
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Miss Maud Rowan, in her palmiest
days as society girl, never caused half
the interest that was felt for Lansing
Rowan last evening at the Los Angeles
theater. If there are any other young
women here who are consumed with a
desire to become actresses. who saw
Miss Rowan last evening, their ambi-
tion has probably somewhat cooled. To
give her her full due it is sufficient to
say that she played the part of Nora
Fairford, the school ma'am, IN A Mid
night Bell, very creditably, making no
blunders, showing self possession and
grace, speaking her lines easily and
clearly. To achieve the position she
occupied last evening she has worked
for two years or more, and the change
in her appearance would seem to indi-
cate that her way during that time has
not been rose strewn.
The play is constructed like all OF
Hoyt's affairs. The first act is dull and
frightfully awkward, the second is good,
the third better and the fourth the best.
&c Hro oil ,ctr taA
on very low dramatic plane 80 that he
each successive one. The plot there is
villain with heart disease who, fortu-
a deacon who is a local Pooh Bah,
and good old squire and an amiable
young drug man. very spooney, and
characters, who all help more or less to
have happened while the overture was
being played. for everybody knew of it
when the curtain went up. In the pro-
cess OF the untangling there is any guam
tity OF healthy fun and some excellent
singing. The two gems of the affair are
the Deacon Trdd of Mr.George Richards
and the Martin Tuppo Eugene Garfield.
The latter received an ovation during his
alleged singing and unique dancing
which he fully deserved. He furnishes
the major part Of the fun, and serves it
i'll arg- symmetrical, appetizing chunks.
Ethelyn Friend, who plays Dot Brad
bury, the soubrette, does some remark
ably bright, effective work.
Manager Wyatt put the piece on in
most creditable way. In the second act
the school house and sliding scene was
most realistic. There were scores of old
boys and girls in the audience who re-
cognized that little red school house.
Mr.. Hoyt has succeeded in dotting
each act with striking little pictures of
human nature, Photographic in their
fidelity. which give what real merit the
play as whole possesses. "'
Tonight it will be repeated.
The DEVILS in the Moon.