The herald., 1893-10-15

Leonard Grover, the author OF The
Wolves of New York, which commences
atthe Los Angeles theater on Monday
night for a week, is very favorabiy re-
membered in California as the author OF
Our Boarding House, Ny Son-in-Law,
Cad the Tomboy, and other popular
plays. His new venture has been we'll
received by the eastern press. 1t is de-
scribed as pantomime with words. 1t
tells the story of the adventures of two
country girls and an Irish sweetheart in
the great city, in an effort to earn the
money to save their country home. They
are continually in the tolls of the wolves.
One OF the sisters is engaged, without
knowing the character of the place, as a
eerio comic in wine room music hall,
and the other as telegraph operator by
some villains who mean to tap the wires
leading to pool room, and Robin, the
sweetheart, finds a situation as marker
in a pool room. The ins and outs are
too humorous for description. Suffice it
that their rural innocence. like. that of
the inexperienced Hwordaman in the
duel, shields them in their many trials
and enables them to overmaster the
wolves ON moments the least expected.
There is a great sensation, which the
eastern critics pronounced the acme of
sensational realism.
One writer says ''It is worth getting
out of bed of q cold night and walking
mile to simply witness the tornado OF
applause, yells, shrieks, laughter and
enthusiasm with which various episodes
and -climaxes are received by the popu-
lar audience. The author is candid in
speaking that the Wolves is not written
for the edification of. gentlemen on
stills, and claims no merit other than
that of popular entertainment, except it
be for the ingenuity of ito many cpl
sodes, and the clear cut lesson of virtue
and innocence versus vice and the snarss
of the wolves. John Russell Young,
whilom editor of the New York Trib-
une, Herald, minister to China under
Garfield, who commenced his lannon's
journalistic career as dramatic critic,
says OF the play:
Leonard Grlver knows the ins and
outs of New York. Its virtues, it's vices,
and it's follies, as well as any writer for
the stage, and he has grouped series
of pictures which are as life-like as they
are vividly true. There is scarcely a
swindle or crime that is not laid bare,
and the audience last night was worked
up to high tension. Leonard Grover,
jr., performe the part of "Robin O'Mal-
iey," sort OF Irish waif, who is appren-
ticed to famous racing stable to be-
come jockey. In his capacity of stable
boy, he has been sent with carload of
horses to the farm. One of the mares is
accompanied by her colt, which gets
stepped on in the car, and to all appear
ances has its leg broken. The owner
orders Robin" to take the colt out and
shoot it, as its value is destroyed.
Robin" is attached to the little colt and
cannot bear to execute this order, and
so resolves to present it to some kind
hearted person. "Millie" is attracted
by the helpless appearance of the limp
ing colt, and it is she to whom il is pre-
Hented. While this is taking place the
train makes its departure, leaving
"Robin" to shift for himself. He re-
mains in the village. and through his
care the colt is pcured of its lameness.
On account of its long legs the villagers
name it the Spider. "Robin" alone
knows of its great value, being bred by
of Ill-used out of Lucille, winner of the
Omnibus. The Spider is taken to the
famous winter racing track at Gutten-
berg, and afterwards plays an important
part in the story of the play.