Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-11
Burns would escape the penitentiary
when he appointed him member OF
the police commission of San Francisco.
ADJUSTMENTS.

Mr.. Duncan Harrison tried his new
play Broderick Agra ''on the dog'' last
night at Harry Wyatt's Los Angeles the
ater. Mr.. Sullivan, the star of the COM
pany, appeared in Little Lord Fauntle-
roy suit, minus the naxen wig; the cos
tune may be appropriate, but the effect
was startling. In the third act, how
ever, for his boxing bout he wears
an athletes dress, and looks the splen-
did specimen of physical manhood that
he is; in this portion of the play be is
thoroughly at home, thoroughly natural
and thoroughly enjoyable.
In its present shape the plav would
not last week, as it is painfully wordy,
and as a result the action is altogether
too prolonged. The scissors should be
systematically used, until at least a
third of the dialogue is eliminated, and
the three scenes in the fourth act should
be boiled down into two, or better. one.
Sullivan playful and comic, is like a
kittenish elephant, but for all that the
big fellow goes through his work with a
a;ghtforwardness and pluck which is
interesting.
In the third act number of special
ties of some merit are introduced. The
dance, in female apparel, by Mr.. Han
ford, however, has no other feature than
vulgarity, and should be at once cut out.
As drawing card Mr.. Sullivan, how
ever, is no longer sin it' theatrically.
People have seen him and their curios-
ity is satisfied. Ii he should return to
the ring and defeat Slavin, he will again
be able to make fortune exhibiting
himself, but until then he will not be a
winner in business point of view.
s*x
A dress rehearsal of the Mistletoe
Bough was held at the opera house last
night. On this and tomorrow evenings
the performances will be given. The
affair is in aid of st. Paul's hospital.
The public does not often have q chance
to see the young men and women of the
local beau monde disport themselves on
stage, and here is the chance. Fol
| the small consideration of an admit.
tance fee the swelldom of the city can
be seen in spectacular costume. In
| tighGs? perhaps some one asks. Yes
in tights that is. number
of the men wear them, and as
such articles are in fashion, probably
many of the women do as well, only with
the latter they are not put in evidence.
But the surplusage of drapery about the
affair is the only point in which it will
differ from a professional spectacle, and
judging from last nights work the au-
dience will be delighted. In one feature
alone the display will be, IN the Ian.
guage of the circus poster, an unparal-
leled aggregation, for in the company
are to be seen the prettiest girls in the
city, all in Louis XIV court dresses.
The young men are all picked as regards
their appearance, and they will please
their sisters, sweethearts and mothers
but men never look their best in fancy
dress, and women always do.
Mrs. Owens has been engaged to sing
the accompanying verses. Mr.. Sey-
mour Locke is the stage manager, hav-
ing dropped his architects pencil to see
if he cannot help to draw the houses
which the performance and the object
OF the affair so richly deserve.
Everybody will be there tonight, so il
you wish to be in that list, buy ticket.