The herald., 1894-08-19
Announcements.

Oscar Wilde's much-prsieed social
comedy, treating OF certain phase OF
London life at the present time, called
Lady Windermere's Fan, will be pres
ented by one of Gustavs Frohman's
companies at the Los Angeles theater.
for three nights and Saturday matinee,
commencing Thursday. Mr. Wilde in
Lady Windermere's Fan has shown that
he knows how to write play that
pleases the fancies OF the general public.
His drama reflects life probably as he
has seen it late at night, when the air
wac heavy with freshly lighted cigar
cites and the soda water sizzled in the
brandy tumblers. The play ran for an
entire year in London, and for 100
nights at the most fashionable theater
in New York.
Lady Windermere is an impetuouH
young wife. When she learns that her
husband has formed some kind OF secret
relations with Mrs. Erlynne. at whom
the women of polite society sniff, and to
whom the men pay court on the sly.
She is naturally jealous. When Mrs.
Erlynne, invited against the wife's will
by Loyd Windermere, actually comes to-
her ball, she listens to the plausible
peadings of Lord Darlington, a senti-
mental sooundrel. who has been trying
to induce her to eiope with him. She
leaves her husbands house and goes to
Darlington's rooms. Mrs. Erlynne
blinds the husband to the wife's fight
and pursues the foolish woman, for she
ie the unworthy mother of Lady Win
dermere, and the knowledge OF the havoc
she has wrought on her daughters life,
brings the good in her to the surface.
She has been blackmailng Lord Win
dermere, and her task now is to shield
her daughters honor. The best scene
is that at Lord Dsrlington's. The two
women are hiding in q room when Darl-
ington and his gsy friends. at O'Clock
ia the morning, came in, sit down, pour
out brandy and soda and talk-the talk
such men are supposed to talk at that
hour. They say many bright things.
Darlington poses as a sentimentalisr,
who ia not free. The Youngest member
of the party is confirmed cynic; the
eldest is jackass. The cynic finds Lady
Windermere's fan in the room. The hus-
band wants to know how it got there.
Just ss he utters an oath and swears ne
will search the house, Mrs. Erlynne
emerges from her hiding place, and to
ehleld her daughter explains that she
carried it away by mistake when leaving
Lord Windermere's house from the ball.
During the excitement caused by this
announcement, Lady Windemere es-
capes unobserved. Will Mrs. Erlynne
now reveal herself TO her daughter? No!
Accepting the hand Of an elderly rake,
whom she means to marry, she retires
with laugh from the stage. Husband
and wife kiss again without tears and
the play is over.
BURBANK THEATER. P. Muir
ply, supported by Stewards Comic play
ers, in the three act comedy drama, Ru-
dolph's Ambition, is Manager Cooper's
announcement for the coming week.
During his brief stay in the city Mr..
Murphy has become an immense favor
ite, his quaint German dialect and
spontaneous humor keep the audience
, in an almost continuous roar of laughter
3udolph's Ambition is a farce comedy
that hae stood the test of time, having
been produced by Mr.. Murphy in all the
leading cities of the country, meeting
with great huccess. The entire company
of Stewards Comic players will appear