The herald., 1893-12-17

Mr.. Davis is especially amusing in the
comedy portions.
In certain respects Alvin Joslin is q
much better play than The Old Home
stead and Mr.. Davis better actor than
Den Thompson.
Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet will
be the bill at the Burbank theater
during the coming week, Darrell Vim
ton will appear as Hamlet. He is q
faithful and conscientious Shakespe
student, and his Hamlet will doubtless
draw large audiences to this new and
beautiful theater. He will be supported
by George Woodthorns as Ophelia q,
Charles ]. Edmon6s ss Laertes, Arthur
@. Sutherland as the Ghost, Hal De
Forrest az the King, Gerald Rigly az
Polonius and the Grave Digger and little
George Cooper as Osric. Stage Mana
ger Edmonds has exercised the greatest
care in making up the remainder of the
cast, new and beautiful scenery has been
painted, and the costumes, it is claimed,
will be both gorgeous and historically
correct. The performance will GER
tainly be worth the exceedingly low
prices that prevail at this popular play
house. Hamlet will run the entire
week, with matinee on Saturday.
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The production of Handel's Messiah
at Simpson tabernacle Friday evening,
December 22d, promises to be very
important musical event. The Los An
geles Orotorio society, under the direc-
tion of Mr.. F. A. Bacon, have deter
mined to present this beautiful and eoul
inspiring work in the most complete
and attractive manner, and on scale
of magnihcence never before attempted
on the coast. The chorus of $50 voices
has been selected from the best vocal
lists in the city and is unsurpassed. The
orchestral accompaniment Of 20 pieces
will be a special feature, consisting of
the choicest talent to be procured in
Southern California. The soprano solo
ist for the occasion is Miss Grace Milti-
more, whose sweet voice never fails to
csptivate. Miss Jeanette j. Wilcox
OF Boston, contralto, and Josef
Rubo, basso, are pronounced favorites
coined. Mr.. W. B. Chamberlin of Ober-
lin college, Ohio, an artist of national
reputation. comes to L0 Angeles to sing
tHc tcUOI nolOes I1o 10 6hlu u nave bl6
best tenor voice in America for oratorio
work. The inquiry for tickets has been
simply unprecedented, and the society
has therefore placed the plat at Browns
music store, Ill N. Spring street, at this
early day, so everyone can have an op-
portunity to make reservations. Simp.
son tabernacle will be beautifully decor
ated and illuminated for the occasion,
and no doubt it will be filled to overflow
ing by the best citizens of Los Angeles,
who will thus encourage the society in
their efforts to raiee high the standard
of local musical entertainments.
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An evening of rare enjoyment is in
store for the people of Los Angeles next
Thursday at the First Presbyterian
church, when Prof. E. E. Barnard, the
famous astronomer of Lick observatory,
will give an illustrated lecture. He
writes: "My lecture will consist of a
running account of the recent things OF
interest and Importance in astronomy,
and principally on the work done in
Photographic astronomy. 1t will be
illustrated with from so to 20 lantern
slides, actual photographs of sun, moon,
planets, comets, nebule. star clusters,
milky way, meteors, ETC."