The herald., 1894-10-07

devoid OF any vulg arlty. She Is charm
ingly graceful and yet pronounced. and
was the star OF the company.
Charley's Aunt, as given at the Los
Angeles last week was an example OF
how good play will carry a poor COM
pany. The players were all inadequate
to the demands OF their roles. excepting
two, the ing6nue and the young man
who personated the aunt.
Mr.. Frohman makes mistake in
sending such company here the mem
bers may be ali right in some plays, but
in this they far from suited the public.
Ths farce. while good one. is not
what it is cracked ~ to be. 1t does not
compare with the Private Secretary for
real mirth, and is too long. Com
preston into two acts would vastly i'm
prove 1t.
The main theatrical news of the week
is the fact that no new new theater was
opened.
Edward Milton Royle, the actor.
author of Friends, says that the two
greatest nuisanceS in theater are peo-
pie VINO sit in boxes and lobbies. The
first make themselves conspicuous at the
expense OF the interest of the audience
in the play. and the second simply ami
late all effects.
Mr. Frank Conant left last week for
New York. to take charge of the Shore
acres company. one OF MIR. Miners
enterprises. Mr.. Conant is one OF the
youngest managers in the country, and
has achieved notab .lccess.
Announosm snts.
In Old Kentucky, which comes to the
Los Angeles theater October 18th, 10Th
and Goth, has many things to recon-
mend ii aside from its seven months
run in New York. 1t is a wholesome
American play, strong in it's portrayal
of Kentucky life aud character. The
principal character is a young mountain
girl in love with man considerably
above her station. She is finally tri-
umphant, of course, bat passes through
numerous viciasitudes with bravery
and endurance characteristic of these
mountain girls. The manner in which
she rescues her lover from destruction
by bomb IS sensational and daring in
the extreme. The man has already been
wounded by his enemies and is lying on
the ground beside a tremendous noun
tain gore, while a bomb with lighted
fuse attached to it lies sputtering at his
: side. The girl is separated from him ny
the deep chssm, and the swinging bridge
which furnished the only means OF cros-
sing il has been swept away. The in
trepid heroine by means OF rope swings
herseif from an overhanging limb to the
opposite bank, distance of 80 feet,
snatches the deadly missile and tings it
over the precipice. The play is rich in
dramatic snrprises and 10 presented with
vast amount oil special scenery.
In Old Kentucky is pronounced by all
who have seen it an admirable repre-
eentation of southern life. It combines
the features of character study with O
series OF bold aud striking plantation
pictures. Although only incidental to
the real story which is full of romance,
sentiment and refreshing humor, the
possibilities OF the negro character are
brought out with consumEate skill and
rare dramatic force.
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Cynthia. the Romany Queen, will be
the dramatic attraction at the Burbank
for the week commencing Monday. 1t
is gypsy story of great interest and
with far more intense plot than the
Romany Rye. which by the way, was
adopted from the Romany Queen. A
strong vein of comedy runs through the
play, which is one of the best ever pre-
sented ct the Burbank. Charles Kent,
George p. Webster, Norval McGregor,
Thomas Keirns, |. J. Duggan, George
Woodthorpe, Camille Cleveland, all
have congenial roles and the entire
Cooper company will be in the cast. The
scenic and mechanical effects will be
original and novel. Manager Cooper
has made the vaudeville entertain ment
. permanent institution OF his popular
theater, the main feature OF which dur
ing the coming week will be Ouda, the
European aerial marvel. and who is said
TO be the handsomest and best formed
man on the stage; Ray Burton, the
swinging wire artist, will be seen in an
entirely new specially, and the Ameri-
Gus Comedy quartette will appear in new
songs, ballads and comicalities. They
have scored hit and are obliged 10 re-
spond to numerous enoores nightly. The
double Dill will be given the entire week
with the usual Saturday matinee.
&c
The Grand Opera house will rever-
berate next week with the melodious
strains of Adam Styel and Harry Is.
Bmith's brilliant comic opera, Tar and
Tartar. This opera was the first ore TO
establish the claims of American com.
poHefs to equal those of the German or
French school. When originally pre-
dueed at Paimer's thsater, New York. il
ran tor over . hundred nights. 1t du-
plicated this in Boston, Philadelphia
and Chicago. and the run a. the Tiyoli
Opera house was 40 nights. The book
is bright, humorous and witty, and the
music catchy, harmonious and melodi-
oue. The chief mum bers are q baero. q
love duet, Bedouin song. vocal SER
anade, four ensembles. vocal waltz,
che medley OF patriotic airs OF all nations,
ne tUpical lrl0 Nothing Is lake IL U sed
to Be, the topical cong J. Haven't Cot
Over 1t Yet. ard the merry Jingle
Want Situation. The March OF the
AmazoDs and medley in the last act are
one of the chief attractions OF the opera.
The finales are equally strong and com.
pare favorably with the works OF Sulli-
van, Miliocher, Strauss or Genee. Car