Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-26

worked up into striking climax by the
chorus. The syncopations, however, in
which Mascagni seems to delight, eev-
eral times were most serious stumbling
blocks in the path of the choristers dur
ing the evening.
The most remarkable number in the
opera, the orchestral intermezzo, is an
andante movement of exquisite beauty.
1t was fairly we'll played, but here as in
many instances in this opera, the mu-
sical conductor, who go fantastically
wields his baton, was faulty in taking
the proper tempo. The tempo in the
opera is one of it's distinctive features
on which is predicated its striking orig
inality, and Mr.. Van Den Berg should
try with metronome awhile.
Miss Juch, Mr.. Mertens and Mr..
Michelena shine out transcendently
as artists, while Miss Stein as Lola and
Miss Casati as Lucia were manifestly
outclassed.
In the choral movement, Now Home.
ward, the horns, which have been no
tlceably submissive all the week made
faux pas in the way of a spasmodic
blare. This seemed to have unsettled
that division OF the orchestra, for in the
Drinking song, which Immediately fol-
lowed, they lost all knowledge of the
tempo for the time being.
The balcony scene from Gounod's
Romeo and Juliet was charmingly sung
as a curtain raiser by Miss Juch and
Mr.. Michelena.
This afternoon Miss Helen Parepa, of
Trovatore, and Nine. Garso. Dely, late OF
ka NA1t, hio Onora will al in ~
Ortrude to Miss Juch's Elsa and Mr..
Mertens's Telremund in Lohengrin. A
t-great performance may be safely antici-
pated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew will make
, their first appearance here in stellar
Monday and remain for two nights
only. The entertainment afforded by
| these two singularly gifted artists and
their capable company is said to be re-
freshingly bright and clear from any,
thing like the usual horse-play of the
average farce. comedy. The curtain will
| rise on q charming one-act play by Sid
ney Grundy entitled, In Honor Bound.
1t is simple story, brightly told and
charmingly acted. This will be followed
| by the piece of the evening: That Gill
From Mexico. An American wrote it..
The fun of the play is described as
| frothy and spontaneous and genuine
| farce comedy of legitimate variety. Mr..
Drew plays the part of Jack Randolph,
desperate man because he is compelled
to marry that girl from Mexico" in
three days or work for a living. He is
humorist as well as comedian, a fact
which has been revealed in whatever
| character he assumes, for there is pc
culiar JUNCTION and subtle intonation of
his voice and expression of his face
which marks him as one of the most
promising actors Of the day. Mrs. Drew
is also a charming actress with q very
bright future before her. In the com
pany is also Harry Brown, very COM
petent and well-known. comedian, G.
L. Montaine, Donald Herold, Villa m
Norris, Louis Payne, william Horton
Frederick Nichols, Miss Nita Sykes
Miss May Thompson, Miss Marie Ward
and others.
Ole Olsen is billed to be at the Lot
Angeles theater on Wednesday anC
Thursday evenings. This piece was the
father, that is, the original, of all the
Swedish-American plays, and the hit il
made as novelty prompted numerous
persons to launch upon the theatrica
sea number of limitations. Despite
this fact Ole Olsen continued its tri
umphant career and put many shekel
in the managers pockets. The success
of the play last season was 90 pronounced
that the owners resolved to make a spe
,eial production this season. With tina
lend in view they had the play re-writ
ten, the characters strengthened an(
many other Improvements made. TheI
a company OF exceptional strength wal
engaged and new and special scenery
painted. An additional feature will bt
the appearance of the National Swedish
Ladies' quartette from Stockholm. The
ladies will be attired in native costumei
and will introduce quaint songs from the
fatherland.
Carl Browne tonight will give an ex
hibitiOn of cartoons, paintings, carica
lures and the like. There will be {
number of local matters pictured, sucl
as the Union league, the water question
the labor question, the council anC
other matters. Local celebrities will be
caricatured, and among other features
will be that of a painting of the
Yosemite, made in oil in ffteer
minutes before the audience.
Frightful Shipwrecks.
staunch ships strike and founder, the fierce
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