The herald., 1893-05-07

day, Friday and Saturday with a
special Saturday matinee.
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OF Mr.. Neil Burgess and the County
Fair, which is TO play at the Los An
geles teeater this week after the success-
ful run which the play had at. Stock
welIs theater, the San Francisco Ex-
aminer had the following TO Say upon its
| initial performance there
The County Fair is just what the pro-
gramme calle IL, picture Uf New Eng
land life. IL 10 not water color nor an
etching nor even an "oil," it's a litho
graph, high colored and not over fine. as
la the manner Of lithographs, but a very
striking likenens after all.
Mr.. BurgeEa 10 very, very funny as
Aunt Abby. The scenes about the old
farm arc remarkably true TO life, and the
accessories dazzling in effect" as Vim
cent Crummels said OF the real pump
and tubs in his o.bo-forgotten
play.
The house was crowded and the whole
thenter went into Mysteries over Aunt
Abby's good night hymn. The race scene
has been heralded from aiar, and it
really is worth aeeirg. Six very pretty
horHes run a break-neck race in full view
OF the audience. Fences, fields and roads
rueh by, the dust flies in the air, the
Jockeys rise in their etirrups and Gold
Molasses wins by neck. Every one
knew he would, OF course, but then every
one knew that these horses ran mad
race on nice secure platform bat it
was exciting just the same and surpris.
ingly real. John 3. Maher does nice
hit nf aafinn tha
Annie Blancke looks and acts amazingly
like little girl. The rest OF the people
have little TO do except look pleasant,
and they succeeded in doing that with
finish and apparent relish. The per-
iormance on the whole is very good
fun.
One Of the recent events in musical
circles here that has excited much curl
osty Ia new orcheatration OF Schu-
bert's Er King by Prof. stamm OF the
Philharmonic society. This new work
will be produced at the closing con ert
OF the Philharmonic society at tho Los
Angeles theater, Monday, May 20.
Those who have had an opportunity to
eee the scoring cay that Prof. Stamm
has handled Schubert's beautiful work
in masterly manner, making delight
ful picture OF musical realism that
enables the auditor to follow the pro.
grese OF the weird German legend by the
adoption OF particular instruments to
the different elements OF the poem.
Thus the father is represented in his un-
happiness and fear by the wsling notes
of the violincello, while the son conveys
his pleadings through the medium OF
the oboe, and the Erl King is indi-
Gated by the ilutes and clarinets. The
vieion OF nightly revels which the Erl |
King coninres before the mind OF the
child is described by q marvellous com
bination of the violas, violoncellos, flutes
and clarinets and the sweet, full notes
OF the harp, while the finale is wonder
tully rich in orchestral effects.
Among the other notable features OF |
the programme of the last Philharmonic
concert will be Beethoven'a First SYM
phony, the overtures to Mendelssohn's |
Ruy Bias, Weher's Der Freischutz, |
De Beriot's Ninth Concerto will be given,
and Joseph Rubo will sing two songs.
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The legitimate Irish comedian, James
M. Ward, supported by Carrie Clarke
Ward and company of unusual merit,
commence weeks engagement at the
Park theater tomorrow night, present.
ing McOuskey's g four-act drama, Through
by Daylight. Mr.. Ward ie we'll and ia
vorably known to the amusement-loving
public. Carrie Clarke Ward adds much
to the success of Through by Daylight.
She introduces her songs and dances,
and never fails to entertain her audi
ence. Mr.. Ward, as Mickey Corregan,
will sing several of his pleasing special
ties. The company supporting Mr..
Ward is his own, the same organiza-
tion that has been filling the theaters
everywhere. As the company comes so
highly recommended, the Park theater
will, without doubt, do big business.
The prices are 10, 20 and 80 cents; box.
seats, 30 cents. Seats now selling at the
box-ofiice.
1t takes the rural journalist to write a
thoroughly appreciative musical critic
lem (?) Here is "write up'' recently
given the celebrated Remenyi in an
Illinois town:
"When It gets right down to ques.
tion of what's what this man Remenyi
can out-fiddle any man in Adams county,
barring no man, black or white. He
was at the opera house last night and if
he wasn't old Rosin-the-bow for about
an hour old Rosin-the-bow never lived.
He tiddled up one side and down the
other. Hippity- and jump.
You never heard such music in your
life. He can take violin and hold it as
hired man would catfish and he can
make it sound like the celestial choir
singing as If their hearts would burst.
Maestro Remenyi trains at $50 pounds
and his head is as bald as an onion and
as yellow as ginger"