Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
AMUSE TENTS.

Mr.. Carleton last night at the opera
house showed how far beautiful cos
tunes, gorgeous scenery, talented art
lists and pretty girls in abundance will
compensate for the lack of tuneful quail
tiles in an opera. Indeed, the merest
Jingle would be success with the cast
which gave Indigo last night as follows:
Fantasca (Leader of the Amazons). ..,.....
Toffana (wife of Ali Bata) Miss Alice Vincent
Rhadamanta daughter OF King Indigo).
.................. :. Miss Clara Wisdom
Banana ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Miss Marion Langdon
Dudina ..... ~ Miss Minnie washburn
Tuhpa.:. .......-... Miss Dorothy Downing
Romsaour hss ssdnet andagos Pooh Ba MISS thompson
.,-.......... Mr. j. K MURRAY
Ali Baba "a donkey driverl Mr. " H. Fitzgerald
Falsetto ,........ 49,. .Mr Miles Parker
Slave Merchant. ................ Mr. Walter West
Arrah bi Jabbers ............. Mr.. W. Thompson
King Indigo. Mr.. Chas. Bigelow
Janio. o..............- ...........W. L. Carleton
The local management gave every in
dication of having done all in their
power to assist Mr.. Carleton in present
ing the opera, the house was filed from
pit to dome, and every part OF the per-
formance was given with most desir-
able verve.
The score is mixture of well known
waltzes, Thousand and One Nights, The
Blue Danube; Wine, Women and Song,
and airs from other operas, interlarded
with pleasant, but not striking harmo-
nies. The opera is more of spectacle
than anything else, but is none the lees
most enjoyable, thoroughly artistic,
and altogether a praiseworthy affair.
Mr.. Carleton's part does not call as
much for the center of the stage as his
roles usually do, but he made it as
prominent as any. He was in good
voice, singing, especially in his lower
register, truly and smoothly. There
was no mistaklng the warm regard in
which he is held by the public, for it
was put in evidence on every occasion OF
appearance.
And little Clara Lane comes back as
plump as pullet, with her crystal tones
clearer than ever before. Miss
Lane has gained in appearance as
far as her figure is concerned, fact
which was made pleasantly observable
in her entrance in tights in the sec
ond act, and her face is as inspiriting
and full of espieglerie as ever.
Miss Vincent, as magnificent a look
ing woman as there is on the stage, and
one who has voice which sets ones
heartstrings vibrating, was given an nn-
worthy role, but played and sang it
with effect.
Clara Wisdom. who has more souare
feet OF beauty in her person than any
other person in the county, was literally
great.
There are really three comedians in
the affair, Mr.. Fitzgerald and his
donkey, and Dir. Bigelow. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid was most successful in elicitipg
laughs. and had to sing his topical sonS
until long after the supply of verses was
exhausted. Mr.. Bigelow achieved the
distinction OF playing comedy role
from start to finish, without a reminis-
cent or stupid feature. His work was
unique, and in consequence refreshing
Mr.. Murray's magnificent voice ami
remarkable sci possession are eopal
objects Of admiration. In. one solo Iast
night he made every lover of music his
admirer for life.
The scenic effects are gorgeous. All
the concomitanls are beyond adversa a
mention, SO tie little fact that the opera
is lacking in high musical qualify is
nothing against it. A strong point in
it's success is its tendency to run To
legs-shapely, silk-cIad legs, belong.
ing to tuneful voiced dsmsels. mos
OF whom are faif to look upon. In loo
as an opera ia verv much like Cleopafra
az drama, and when one says that Mr.
Carleton mounts it with the came de-
gree of richness and beauty that onr
theateI- -goers saw in Mss Davenport's
Cleopatra, it will be- readily understood
that the words OF rraise written above
are by no meaue fulsome.
Tonight The Gondolers.
Mr. ]. A. Price, deputy inspecl, state tobac
co warehouse No ., Ba.limore Nd, says: one
OF my children had been suffriing with peu-
rasgia for Some time. A friend recon mended
Salvf' ion Oil. Irrocured bottle and q few
applications, TO my surprise, effected a COM
plele cure l Eake D ,ensnra in n cnr,neudi ~.