The herald., 1893-11-26

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Tomorrow evening at the Los Angeles
theater Fanny Davenport, supported by
Melbourne Mcdowell and her own COM
pany, including a chorus of 100 voices,
will begin an engagement OF five nights
and Saturday matinee in Victorien
Sardou's Cleopatra, which will be pre-
eented in the same manner and with al
most the cast seen during her engage
ment in this city last year. No figure
in history is more interesting than
Egypt's wanton queen, Cleopatra.
While she lived the gaze OF the civil.
ICED world was riveted upon her, and
succeeding generations have SOUNDED
her praises. The icy Julius Caesar
bowed at her shrine. Mark Antony
threw away one-third OF the world and
the imperial sceptre that was almost
within his his grasp. 1t was reserved
for the young Octavius to be the first
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his resolutions have been shaken while
deciding between the sensuous pleas
ures OF companionship with the most
voluptuous woman in the world, and his
ambition to rule the world from Pala.
tine, 1t is no credit to the morality OF
mankind, bat it is true that men have
ever spoken kindly of the votaries of
Venus. And the world loves beauti-
ful women, and when to the physical
charms are added those of intellect, the
flesh is prone to give away. There has
never been q more beautifully drawn
comparison between women than in
Shakespeare's description OF the virtu-
ous Octavia and the honorless Cleopatra,
but the world loves Cleopatra best.
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The Burbank theater on Main street,
between Fifth and Sixth streets, will be
opened to the public on Monday even
ing next. The Burbank is the peer OF
any theater in the city or on the Pacific
coast, and ae the prices have been placed
at the extremely low figure OF 15, 20 and
80 cents, with box seats at so and rs
cents, it will no doubt become the popu-
lar theater of the city. Architect Young
and Manager Cooper have personally
theater, and the result 10 the beautiful
temple ofTespis that will open its doors
ON Monday evening, The opening play
will be L. A. Shewel's great drama of
New York life, Shadows of a Great City,
with the eminent young actor Mr.. Dar-
rell Vinton, in his great creation of Tom
Cooper. Mr.. Vinton is one of the best
Young actors in the country and has just
concluded highly successful engage
ment in San Francisco; his artistic por-
travail OF Hamlet filled the theater for
the entire week, and he received the
highest encomiums from the press and
public. Mr.. Vinton will be supported
by the entire company OF Fred A. Coop
er's players, among whom are such
sterling dramatic artists as Charles j.
Edmunds, Arthur @. Sutherland, Gerald
Ruby, HI. Forrest, Oliver Paul, Grant
Foreman, Samuel Morrill,, Lewis Stone,
George Woodthrope, Alice Mott. Fanny
Wellard. Gertrude Descelles, Christine
Hill and the child marvel, little George
Cooper. The play has sn intense plot,
is very exci,y, but is not of the sensa-
tional or blood and thunder order, and
had highly successful run of over 100
nights on its original production in Chi
cago. The play will be produced with
all the careful attention to scenic effect
and mechanical detail that was 30
marked feature of Mr.. Cooper's man
agement of the Park theater. The
Shadows of a Great City will be produced
every evening dnring the week, with two
natinees, one on Thanksgiving day and
the regular matinee Saturday afternoon.
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Mr.. Leonard Growers company, which
includes nearly all of the originals in
the comedy, will present The Wolves oil
New York and The Secretary, at Pomo-
ma, on Tuesday and Wednesday next
and at San Bernardino on Thanksgiving
day and the Friday and Saturday fol-
lowing. The HERALD has already ex-
pressed favorable comment on the
Wolves; it only remains to add that
the Messrs. Grover, senior and junior,
will represent in their adaptation of
The Secretary the roles with which they
were for several seasons appreciated
under Mr.. Pslmer's management or at
Madison Square theater in New York.
Our amusement loving neighbors will
do we'll to avail themselves of this ex-
cellent opportunity.
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The poets contest of the Unity club
will be decided next Wednesday evening.
The committee on awards will present
their report and the prizes will be
awarded. A large number OF poems have
been received and some very fine con-
tributions have been sent in. An enter
tanning evening is expected.
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The Unity club desires to announce
that Rev. Henry G. Spalding will give
his celebrated lecture On the late Bishop
Phillips Brooks early in December.
Notes fl ON Dunlop's Stage News.
Lotta ia visiting friends at San Fran
cisco.
Rosina Vokes is still i'll but pluckily
continues her tour.
Fanny Rice is playing to crowded
houses in St. Louis.
Darkest Russia is having a very dark
sime of it ON the road.
Mr.. Hill seems to be mighty glad
about selling The Algerian.
Ellen Vockey has abandoned her in.
tention to star this season.
Mary Hampton is suing for q divorce
from her husband, E. ]. Henley.
Sheridan Block and wife Emma Field
Join the Darkest Russia company next
week.
The Coquelin- -Hading engagement at
San Francisco has been financial