The herald., 1894-10-28

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Mrs. Langtry is to star in this country
this winter, and is bringing with her
some lovely Parisian costumes for her
grand person. some new plays and
grand company. She was one OF the
first society" actresses, and is decided
" the best. Mrs. Garter has dropped
out OF sight. Mrs. Porter unfortunately
has not, but has so besmirched herself
with the nasty Zola dramatizstions that
she is not recognizable any more. Mrs.
Langtry. it is true, had not much re-
gard for public opinion. and her "As in
q Looking Glass" held the mirror up to
much uunaturslness. but she was very
conscientious in her work, and became
an excellent actress. Besides. like all
English beauties, she has those whole
some, hearty physical attributes which
are pleasant to behold, and she pos
sossed all the traits of what she was-a
lady by birth and breeding. For what
the public believed of her private life,
her husband was probably in q large
measure responsible; and. indeed, what
cannot be forgiven a lovely woman, who
works as hard and successfully as Mrs.
Langtry did to deserve commendation
rs an actress?
1t is not exclusively the actresses who
graduate from the dining room to the
green room who have marital troubles
and toy with dangerous familiarity with
the seventh commandment.
Here is Eleonora Duse, who posed as
GO closely welded to her art as to let no
feature of ordinary existence enter her
life, yet she and her husband, Teobal-
do Checchi, are having, without desig-
mating either on the eimile, monkey
and parrot time of it. The outcome Of
the pending divorce case will Indicate
which has posed as the monkey and
which as the parrot.
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Wilson Barrett leaves England for
New York on November 14th and will
tour the country. His son Frank. who
was reporter here for some months, is
with his fathers company. 1t is to be
hoped the tour will extend to Los An
celes for there are q number of people
here who admire the father and others
who would like to see the son.
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W. T. Carlton is reported as ill, and
the proposed tour OF his company has
been abandoned. The last expedition
of his company ended disastrously in
Colorado. 1t is not every singer who
can, like Patti, beguile old Time SO as
TO make him forget to turn that year
glass.
II the Bostonians como here again,
Tom Karl will be missed, as he has aold
bis interest to hia partners, Barnabee
and Macdonald. Camille D'Arville has
left the company and become twink
ling little star, but there is still left the
piquant Jesnie Bartlett Davis, and Robin
Hood will continue indefinitely to make
the public disgorge its dollarg.
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If was asked to name the most en-.
ioyable performance ever sRw in this
city would name tho rendering of DIR.
Pangloss by Mr. Joseph Jefferson some
two or thrsa years ago; it was az sxqui-
site and strong lot OF work % a picture
by Hogarth. This play has always been
considered as much of a test for come
dian as Hamlet is for a TRACE
dian. Los Angelefios who wit
messed Sol Smith Russell's excellent
work in Poor Relations and Peaceful
Valley, will be delighted to learn that
he has most successfully played
Pangloss. The Heir-at-Law is classically
severe in itB absolute dependence on
geniuB to carry it through. No amount
of mountings, scenery or anything me-
chanical avails in such play; it ia
simply question OF artistic ability ON
the part Of oil the performers, and OF
downright genius in the DR.. Pangloss.
90 Mr. Russell may be considered as
solving that much discussed question OF
who was to succeed Jefferson.
Nat Goodwin. apropos OF this matter.
lately made the following mot:
''This 10 very cruel" he said. "Here
the newspaper critics have been telling
me for years that MIR. Jefferson's mantle
must fall upon me, and l read that Sol
Smith Russell is wearing all OF Mr..
Jefferson's clothes as DR.. Psngloss. It's
too bsdl'
The statement that Mr.. Benson is to
pat on melodrama and stop his comic
opera productions ia regretable. Most
Of his productions have been very enjoy
able; not perhaps from high musical
standpoint, but taken az whole every
one OF them deserved commendation.
No one 40 delicious and entertaining
rs Fanny Liddiard, whom Manager Ben.
eon introduced here, has been seen since
Fay Templeton was here in Evangeline
and delighted the theater goers and re-
aueed the stock OF champagne in the
sity most decidedly. l am told that
Miss Liddiard, Mr.. de Ia Motta and sew
sral of the opera troupe will be retained
IN the dramatic company.
Key aud Bow.
With the recent important acouisi-
uops munically, in addition to the tai
snt already here, Los Angeles is we'll
equipped for a long and exeadv etridA