Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-21
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Whv does not Mr.. Jefferson buy set
of teeth? His voice is the voice of old
age. and when is added to its quaver the
mumble of toothless gums, the result is an
anachronism thatno perfection OF make
ND can overcome.
What Mr.. Jefferson has been can be
Judged by the absolute perfection of his
work and his consummate ease; if he
only would wear teeth the illusion would
be without flaw. As it is, the specta-
tor sees in Bob Acres gay young buck
who speaks like an octogenarian.
Nv
1t is 30 rare that man possesses a
voice which is essentially masculine vet
as musical and gentle as woman's, that
when heard note should be made ont.
Mr.. Barnes, who played Captain Alb.
solute and Dick Dowlas, has such q
voice. With it he also possesses a hand
some person and a pleasing manner. He
should go far.
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While the Jefferson company was de-
ficient in certain minor members. il
was in essentials we'll selected combi-
nation. The management of the COM
pany make serious bunder, however,
in not carrying any scenery or extensive
properties. The increased price of ad-
mission, it would seem, would enable a
little generosity in mounting the splen-
did old plays in more fitting manner
than the usual resources OF provincial
theaters will admit.
MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The following notices are from the
managers of the respective companies:
Tomorrow matinee Washington g
birthday, Joseph Grismer and Phoebe
Davies begin short season at the Grand
opera house, with the presentation of
The Burglar. Mr.. Grismer is an excel
lent actor, trained in a good school and
effective in his methods. Every one
knows and admires the work of Mr..
Grismer's wife, charming Phoebe Davies.
She is one of the sweetest women on
the stage and shares the honors with
Mr.. Grismer in his productions.
During their stay at the Grand they
will present three OF the best plays in
their repertoire, as follows: Matinee to-
morrow and Wednesday night, The
Burglar, a four-act comedy-drama by
Augustus Thomas, founded on Editha's
Burglar, the story of which was origin
ally written by Mrs. Francis Hodgson
Burnett. 1t is said to be charming
play, almost idyllic, and bears no re-
semblance whatever, as some have sup
posed from the title, to that burglaristic
perpetration, The Stowaway. Tomor-
row and Tuesday evenings, Fern Cliff;
Thursday night, the picturesque mill
tary drama, Beacon Lights, last seasons
great success,
Mr.. Roland Reed, the comedian, will
begin an engagement, limited to three
nights and Saturday matinee, at the
Los Angeles theater on Thursday even
ing next, presenting Lend Me Your
Wife and The Club Friend. This will
be Mr.. Reeds first appearance in this
city in two years; since that time he
has played a remarkable engagement at
the Star theater, New York, running
through three months. Mr.. Reed is
an actor too well and favorably known
to require any extended notice. Thurs
day and Saturday nights will be
devoted to the late Dion Boucicault's
last dramatic work, Lend Me Your
Wife," comedy written in this cele-
brated authors best vein. 1t is bright,
interesting and amusing, and possesses
all those strong combinations of dra-
matte drawing and complicated situa-
tions that made this author famous. 1t
tells the story of a young man borrow
ing his friends wife in order to keep up a
deception that he is playing upon his
uncle, in order to keep an allowance and
to marry the girl he loves. This gIves
rise to some of the most laughable situ-
ations imaginable. Underlying the
main plot is story Of claim against
the British government for SAC, 900 for
running down Captain Tarbox's lobster
smack, the Sarah Jane. Mr.. Reed is
seen to great advantage as Capt. Abner
Tafbox, who is fttingly described in the
quotation "as mild a hammered man as
ever scuttled ship" All the charac-
ters are we'll drawn and are in capital
hands.
Friday night and Saturday matinee
will be devoted to Sydney Rosenfeld's
happiest comedy, The Club Friend, one
of the most brilliant comedies of the
present decade. The piece treats of a
phase of society that has but seldom
been treated in dramatic works, and
shows Mr.. Reed in an entirely different
characterization from Captain Tarbox.
Mr.. Reed brings with him company of
unusual excellence. 1t comprises Miss
Isadore Rush, Miss Edna Wallace, Miss
Cecile Jamer, Mrs. Mary Myer, George
Frederick Mast, Charles A. Smily. Albert
Roberts, Julian Reed, William Davidge,
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