Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-04
AMUsE MENTS.

She is the came deliciously wicked,
internally attractive woman and act
ress. Jeffreys Lewis has not aged, or
wearied in the past decade; last night
as she swept onto the stage of the Los
Angeles theater in all the splendor of a
Paris gown, as Stephanie do Mohrivart,
in Forget.Me Not, the fact that her sub.
tlety, her wonderful magnetism, her
beauty, had all increased rather than
waued since her last visit was at once
evident. She has not the regularity OF
feature which is some times denoted as
an essential part of feminine beauty,
butshe has the power of projecting the
charm of her physical presence over
theatre full of people, and placing her.
self far ahead of the alleged stage beau
ties, who are apt to have little else bnt
pretty dolls face to entitle them to
be called OF artists.
The roles Miss Lewis plays, those OF
the adventures, the cocotte who forms
part of the fringe of society, are sure to
awaken responsive, perhaps morbid,
sympathy, from men and women of the
world. 1t is always somebody else's
fault that these women of the half
world are what they are, and while the
people of society calmly settle their
fate as hopeless, the came people du
beau monde recognize the fact in their
hearts that the rule they enforce is one
OF expediency m re than Justice. Miss
Lewis plays skillfully on this latent
tendency towards sympathy, and also
carefully divests her work of all the
grosser features. which would inevitably
be necessary If she was bit more
1,a A..~
ing " hieh is true enough to nature, and
which, at the same time, captivates by
iss power, its occasional sweetness, its
brilhancy and it's devilishness.
And then as noted critic once said
of her, 'she is full of what Oliver
Wendell Holmes calls mulierbricitv.
human and fascinates even when she
plays the blackest kind of a female
william. Her art is perfect. She is
simply delightful, and never played
better in her life.
Her company is excellent. Miss
Ethel Rrandon found it little difficult
to get into the epirit of the role of Alice
Verney, but did capable work through
out.
Mr.. Mainhall has not improved as
much as his friends here had hoped
since his former visit, but plays
smoothly and with effect, and secured
the full approval of the audience.
Mr.. Nick Long as Prince Malleotti
had comedy part that just suited his
versatile talent. He and Miss McAllis-
ter, as Mrs. Foley, were excellent
throughout Miss McAllister saved her
part from being the burlesque that most
actresses would have made OF il, and
elevated it to the dignity of character
sketch.
Mr.. Duffield was fine Barrato, turn
ing the exaggerated melodramatic feat
ures of the role into something like
what the original ought to be, if he ex-
listed.
The cast was as follows:
sir Horace Welby ............ Harry Msinhall
Prince Malleotti. ......................N Nick Long
Barrato ..-........... 1919; Fl. 8 Duffeld
john .......................A Arthur Living. ton
A ice verney y................ ..Ethel Brandon
Koee verney. y................. .Ina Anorey
Mrs Foley ..... .Phosa McAllister
The theater was picture of beauty,
the house was well filled with an appre-
c;ative audience, and Mr.. Perry and
Manager Wyatt have good reason to be
satisfied with the reopening of the
house.
THE THEATER.
The Los Angeles theater, since it's
purchase by Mr.. Perry, has been trans
formed into one OF the most beautiful
buildings on the coast as far as the in
terror is concerned. Mr.. Perry has,
with characteristic energy and business
judgment, not left anything undone
that should be done in the way of MAX
ing it a most attractive resort.
AS the building is entered the new ar
rangement of seats meets the eye. From
the entrance to the orchestra the chairs
are arranged on proper slope, no dress
circle or loges breaking the sweep. All
the seats on the main floor are orchestra
chairs, the doing away with the old
fashioned dress circle arrangement being
in keeping with the modern ideas which
have iaund expression all through the
rearrangement of this beautiful house.
By the present arrangement the seating
capacity of this part of the house has
been increased 81 chairs. The seats are,
as is well known, of the latest pattern,
and are marvels of ease and comfort.
The Patti b xes, which formerly were
on each side of the parquet adjoining the
boxes, have been done away with, and
in their place are elegant loges. The
level OF the floor has been so altered as
to make these among the most desirable
places in the house. The loges and
boxes are all provided with beautiful
chairs, and are draped with hang iDgs of
old gold, blue and pink.
When one is seated, the full effect OF
the decorations is observable. From
the ceiling to the orchestra rail thework
of the artist is apparent. The tints
used are ivory, pink and gold, blended
and contrasted in manner that de-
lights the eye. A description of the
details of this work cannot be given in
the space which is necessarily limited
in newspaper. In fact such descrip-
tion would be most difficult to write
and do the subject justice. The work
should be seen to be appreciated and
enjoyed.
The house is now lighted throughout
by incandescent electric lights, and
when these are cleaning from the
hooks and corners they occupy, the
effect is indeed most delightful. Care
has been taken in placing these lights.
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