The herald., 1894-04-08

DR.. Weber, whom she aid not love.
Magma lives in her fathers memory as a
lost daughter, of which no mention
must be made in his presence, though
he carries at his side constant re-
minder of his misfortunes in the shape
OF an arm pRralyzsd from it's effect
After battling with the world and wiz
ming her way to the very pinnacle of her
art, she is engaged TO sing at a muec
festival to be held in the quiet little
town where her father still
lives. Her father is staggered
to learn that the prima
donna who is known by the name of
Magdalene del 'Orto, is none other than
his child, Magda. DR.. Weber, who has
remained single, pereuades the father to
readmit his daughter to her home. Her
individuaism has asserted itself during
IL years experience with the world.
and she is scarcely beneath the paternal
roof before the cid conflict is renewed.
The father is consumed with doubts
about how Magda has managed to pay
ior all her glory. Has she remained
pure? The thought fairly haunts him,
and there is something about her man.
ner that feeds the fame of his suspicion.
Won Keller, who is now frequent
visitor at Magds's home, has been her
seducer, while che was alone in Berlin,
and deserted her, leaving her to strug-
gle with their child.
A confession is extorted by her father,
whereupon Won Keller offers to marry
Magds. All goes well until Won Keller
refuses to acknowledge the child and
insists on its being brought up in
secrecy. Magda revots at this, and she
declines to accept her seducer in mar
risge. Her father undertakes to force
her consent, and warns her that unless
granted neither will leave the room
alive"
Failing to gain her consent he seizes q
pistol to kill ner, when the excite
ment expenditures 8 second stroke OF
paralysis, and he falls to the floor. The
family rush in and the rector and
Magda's younger sister Marie begs the
dying man to forgive his daughter; but
he refuses, and passes away.
Magda will be repeated at the Satur-
day matinee; Mary Stuart will bs given
Friday night, and Macbeth close the
engagement Saturday night.
Uncle Toms Cabin will be the at
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week. This time-tried play seems to
proposes to put the piece on as it has
never been seen in this city. Mckee
Rankin as Lsgree, and Miss George
Woodthorpe as Topsey, Little George
Cooper as Eva, Lee Biggs as Uncle Tom
and Mr.. Paul as Marks the lawyer, are a
guarantee of fine performance. Trav-
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piece 30 often that it will be pleasure
to witness production with we'll
balanced cast.
New scenery has been gotten up ex-
pressly for the play. The Star Colored
Quartette has been engaged for the
jubilee songs. They come from the
east with good reputation. The
donkey will be on hand to carry Marks,
and the bloodhounds to chase Eliza
across the floating cakes of ice. The
grand Transformation scene, it is prom
ised, will surpass anything of the kind
ever seen in Los Angeles. Two matinees
will be given, on Wednesday and Sat-
urday of this week.
w.
5ousa's famous band, which is Great
ing such furore at the mid winter fair
concert, San Francisco, will give three
concerts in this city at Hazards pavil-
ion, April 25th and 26th. This famous
and incompatible band conductor is a
genuine American in spite of his foreign
name. He was born in the city Of
Washington, D. c., of Spanish father
and a German mother. He ia thus en-
titled to liberal heredity of Spanish
terseness of rhythm. German mysticism