Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-24

ana the most bup6rnuman work has
been for her sake. He tells her of his
love, but she scorns his devotion and
makes him feel the difference in their
position. Then it is that in an old
diary, brought to him by a friend, he
finds statement by the late DR.. Stan
dish to the effect that he has just dis
closed the secret of the invention to
Knowlton, but that all the credit be-
longs to young Warner, and that he
proposes to- take out the invention in
his name. This makes him the master r
of the situation. He charges Knowlton
with having appropriated the invention,
which the latter acknowledges. War
ner, however, keeps the secret to linn
self. But the men at the works are dis
satisfied with their wages and are ask
ing for more. The new partner is die
tatorial sort of man and be proposes to
grind them down and tells them SO.
They strike. Margaret has been in
duced by Warner to visit the works and
has learned of the misery there. She
endeavors to induce Standish to
be kind, but when he re-
fuses, che = having learned of the
wrong her father has done Warner,
breaks her engagement, induces her
father to end the strike by acceding to
the mems demands, and ends by asking
Warmers forgiveness and acknowledging
that she has loved him all along, but
was too proud to give way to her feel
ings. This is the outline of the princi-
pal thread of the story, but there is
much more to the play besides, there
being nineteen speaking characters,
fourteen of them being important ones.
They are all well played, some of them
exceedingly so, but must defer further
consideration of this production until
next week.
Augustin DAILY and his splendid COM
pany are still at Stockwell's theater
which they are giving splendid start
in life. Last week they gave one of Mr..
Daly's adaptations entitled The Last
Word, which they played perfectly, Ada
Rehan shining especially as Rus
sian baroness. The first half of this
week they presented the School for
Schandal, in which Miss Rehan was q
wonderful Lady Teazle, and the present
offering is the Tennyson poetic comedy,
The Foresters, (which | suppose you
want to hear about more than anything.
The presentation is in every respect
performance, music, costuming, scene
ry--as poetic as the words which the
laureate has provided and I think am
justified in saying that there is not an
other company in existence that could
give it such presentation. It does not
call for acting 30 much as it does for
poetic feeling and what we see beyond
the footlights exerts an indescrib-
able charm over our senses. 1t
is exquisitely beautiful. 1t is,
as you know. the story
of Robin Hood and Maid Marion, but
idealized, and to Tennvson's story Sir
Arthur Sullivan has welded such dainty
music that one could listen to it forever.
The orchestra plays that music seems
always in the air, and there are num-
ber OF charming songs and rich choruses
here and there through the piece. The
ia absolutely correct and the
ecenery, which was painted by Forrest
Seabury, is exceedingly beautiful. Near
the close of the third act Maid Marion
falls asleep upon grassy mound fairies
and dance and sing around her, with long
sprigs of lilies of the valley for wands,
They wear dainty robes and in their
hair and in the bells of the flowers
lights shine intermittently, while fire.
flies fash here and there in the air. The
scene is forest glade, bathed in soft
and never in my life saw
scene of such enhancing witchery upon
a stage, Ada Rehan is, of course, the
Maid Marion and she perfectly realizes
idea, presenting beautiful
creation. John Drew is the Robin Hood,
and makes picturesque and romantic
figure. Kitty Cheatham is delicious
and delightful as Kate Marian's attend
ant, and Herbert Gresham gives very
clever performance of her lover, Little
John. Miss Cheatham's rendition of
the song, The Bee Buzzed, is one of the
features of the performance, and Miss
Rehan, by the way, sings ballad
Lloyd Daubigney, as Scar
let, leads the men in singing. George
Clarke presents fine figure as Richard
Ceur de Lion, and Charles Wheatleigh
is admirable as the father of Marian.
Percy Haswell is dainty Titania, the |
fairy queen, and all the other characters
are in excellent hands. The company
will remain here only one week more.
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begin to think am rather exceed
ieg the limits of my space this week, go
1 must perforce make the remainder of
my letter short. Marie Hubert Froh-
man is presenting The Witch at the
Bush. Yellow Roses and A Cure for
the Blues, which is version of The Sc
rious Family, are being played at the
Alcazar by William Redmund and Mrs.
Thomas Barry, supported by the stock
company; and Glover is in successful
second week at the Tivoli.
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Manager Harry Wyatt, of the Los
Angeles theater, and Mrs. Wyatt have
been in town this week and will return
to the angelic city this afternoon on the
train that carries this letter. They have
had a good time here, for their friends
have taken them in hand and have
given them no time to get the blues be-
cause away from Los Angeles. Manager
Wyatt has got through considerable
business, as we'll, while here, and has
secured Stockwell's attractions for his
theater. There is quite procession,
but no band, going down to the ferry to
see him off and wish him good luck.
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The regular stock season at the AL
cazar will open August 1st, with pro-
duction OF Moths. A goodly list of plays
has been secured by the management
and the stock company will include
Victor Bateman, Matte Earle, Meni
Osborne, Amy Stone, Charles G.. Craig,
Walter Hale, Bert Coote, Milton Lip
man, Leo Cooper, George FL. Trader and
George Osborne.
Tho Suhinuitoua Ted Marks will be