The herald., 1894-04-11
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night before q fair sized audience.
While trfle long the programme was
on the whole fair. The first part con-
sisted of a minstrel show. Foley Parker
was interlooutor, A. P. Robinson, jack
son Brown, L. L. Robinson, bones; E.
| D. Chapman. Joe Lawrence, Gardner,
tsmbos. The following programme was
given by the burnt cork artists:
Song, The Girl Left Behind Me--Axtell
| Guthrie.
If the Midwinter Fair Is Frost-Joe Law
renee.
Song, The Arrow and tbs Song-H. R. Maybin.
Shooting Craps-A P. Robinson.
Song, NY Dream Of Love Is o'er1W: K. Miller.
Gong, when the PilotTakes Command-Fcley
Parker.
song and dance, Climb Up. Little Children
Song Tue Bandits Life--Wallace.
Grand finale, The ChristmaS Tree-1nvented
and produced by Foley Parker.
The musical director was II. g.
Aylesworth, and E. D. Chapman was
manager.
The remainder of the programme was
az follows:
Horizontal bsr-Messrs Prmger, Nordlineer,
Willis, Foote, Weller, Bessing.
Sparring-Messrs. Kennedy and Murphy,
Chapman and McStay
Club swlnging-L NOrdlinRer and others.
Pyramids-Membe of the club
Groupings-Thpyer and Heffner, Stephenson
and Spencer.
Fencing-Prof. Besslng and L. Nordlinger,
Harry Heffner and Mr.. Tuttle.
Tumbling-W. B. 5heckles and Chas. Foote
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Mod
jeska will appear before select audience
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday of
this week, with Saturday matinee.
The local management has worked
hard to secure her, and the public
accord q most hearty support. She
will present Schiller's great tragedy of
Mary Stuart on Friday evening, for, in
queen, Modjeska is seen at her best.
The most notable scenes in the play |
are the ones between her and Lord |
Burleigh, that of her meeting Queen
before signing rns orsstu uEliN.te-t %.
Mary, and the final and most affecting
one in which Mary bids farewell to the
faithful retainers and to Leicester.
Every detail in connection with the
nroduction has been carefully looked
after, resulting in most perfect preeen-
tation.
Modieska brings the same cast that
has this season won approval In New
YORK, Chicago and elsewhere. as well
ae the identical scenery and properties
that have made her stage pictures ones
long to be remembered.
MaVda will be given Thursday and at
the Saturday matinee; Mary Stuart Frl-
dav night, end the engagement will
close with Macbeth on Saturday even
ing.
sIMPsoN TABERNAcLE.-The Los An
geles Oratorio society gave the Messiah
| last evening at Simpson tabernacle TO a
large audience, The chorus sustained
the high reputation they justly earned
at the last concert in December, and
rendered the choruses with spirit and
precision, Mrs. Westwater has voice
of great purity and sweetness and is
thoroughly artistic in her rendering,
especially in the solo. Know That My
Redeemer Liveth. Miss Kimball, al
usual, sang we'll and sustained her repu
tation for careful, conscientious work
Mr.. Winfield Blake sang the bass solos
magni6cently. The tenor eolos in thiI
oratorio are exacting and almost un
musical, but Prof. Bacon put force anC
spirit into them in a manner rarely
; shown. Mr.. Day conducted during Prof
Bacons solos, also most OF the choruses
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Los ANGELES THEATER.-The Warde
James company will open its annual en-
gagement tonight in q magnlhcen
scenic and costume production o
, Shakespeare's noble historical tragedy
, Julius Caesar, which will be presented
with a cast OF 80 acting people. Mar
Antony's Grafton is a masterpiece OF di
plomacy and beautiful defamation, an
0 the entire part finds full justice in tn
/. genius of handsome, brilliant and ta
ented Frederick Warde. Louis james
who wears toga grAndly, invests th
y role of B.utus with all the dignity {
= the Roman senator. Cnssius is playe
& by Mr.. Charles D. Herman, an exec
Q lent legitimate actor. Francesca
Il Rimini, Othello, The Lions Mouth an
Damon and Pythias will complete th
repertoire.
l. A large sale OF seats is reported for q
. the performances.
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n GRAND OPERA HoUsE.-No one dil
J. putes that Henry Watterson has foug
a. his was to the front in journalism.
seems also to rank high as plRttor
Id orator, as is evidenced by this from tt
Is indianapolis Sentinel:
q In his really delightful discourse {
Money and Morals, Mr.. Watterson ca
tivated everybody. There was not
dull line in it. From first to last
IA held the audience by the silken cords
30 eloauence, pathos and humor.
Ie Mr.. Wattsrson will deliver this lectu
Is in the Grand opera house next Tuesd
DO evening.
of special to the HERALD from s
Diego says:
y Frederick Wards and Louis Jam
rt presented Julius Caesar at the Fish
at opera house this (Tuesday) evening, b
d. fore the most brilliant audience OF t
- season. All the sests and boxes We
, sold early this morning and stsndi
= room was at premium. The tragedia
Id scored triumph and gave an excelle
eS production.
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