The herald., 1894-12-24
AMUSE is.

| Los ANGELES THEATRR.--This evening
that delightful actor Mr.. Alexander
Salvini will commence weeks engage
msnt in Ruy Bias. Victor HuRo's great
drama.
A critic Of note says of salvini in this
role:
Salvini has gained . mastery OF this
young Spaniard's character. who mis-
placed love renders him the victim OF
any designing dipldmatist and schemer
who might wish TO- use him 80 Don
Salluste did. He is picturesque, more
over, in hia treatment OF the various
phases OF his brief career at the Spanish
court-frst the lacquey, "sighing like q
furnace" for the love OF the queen OF
Spain, then the secretary to the mar
quis of Finlas, into whoss trap he falls;
then in his rapidly advanced fortunes
till he becomes prime minister, and the
last scene of all where the marquis
(Don Sallustie) brings him back to
his original position by the foolish
letters he had given him at the outset OF
his career brings him down to tho
earth from heaven to disgrace. and, as
Silvio did Ernani under somewhat SINH
larnconditions, to death. Salvinps best
scenes are in the council chamber,
where he arraigns the venal state min
isters-whoss debate. by the way. was
like a chaper OF the tariff wrnngle in the
United States senate at the close Of the
last session OF congress.
This scene is followed by an inter-
view with the queen, who comes unex-
pectedly upon him-a love passage Of
the most exquisite kind. When she
parts with him forever in the hopeless.
ness OF their mutual love come, Don
Salluste-the demon following the angel
and here Ruv Bias undergoes an or
deal OF humiliation that even to aver
age human nature would be insupport-
able. In these three scenes Salvini
may be- said to 10 through the whole
gamut of human passion and emotion
with q quickness and vividness that
shows wonderful power OF mem
taDity.
On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
evenings he will appear in The Three
Gnardsmen. on Friday evening in Don
Cnisr dc Bszan. and at the Saturday
matinee in Ami Fritz.
TIE IMPERIAL Lovers OF vaudeville
were Gu. In full force again last evening
at this popular place of amusement, and
were regaled with q lengthy and attract
i've programme. Forster and Evaua, as.
sisted by Master Willie, q precocious
youngster, appeared In a new sketch
entitled A Spy in Camp, and were iol-
lowed by Ward and MRrten, whose
clever banjo playing was we'll received.
Russell and Ryder, Lamont brothers.
Bowen and Walters and the Mayos
troupe oi skaters were received as old
favorites, white among the newcomers
Lalor and Clifford, n clever team OF
comedians. and Darwin in novelty act,
at once won favor. The Golz lies chill
dren in speciality mot with even groa,eT
favor than last week.
Then came the living pictures OF
course after Aladdin last week. tho pup.
lie was supposed to be fond Of lavlsh
exhibitions of the contours OF the fsmae
form, and the reception scrofded to tns
pictures showed that sneh y display was
exactly what the audience wanted.
There were plenty o: pictures, nearly
all OF them formed of pretty girl models.
and the models were far from being
burdened with clothes. Once in wnie
drapery about her, but apparently a
smile was about all that WAS required.
The pictures were all reproductions of
sccepted works Of hrt, both in painting
and sculpture, and unless one has pro-
nounced objections to suggestion OF
the nude in such works, there is no
necessity sor cavil at their representa-.
ton. There is plainly shown IN the
arrangement desire to avoid anything
vulgsr.
s~s
THE BURBANK The Black Crook, up
to date, might appropriately be used as
title TO designate the play which Man
ager Cooper presents to the theater-
going public of this eitv for the holiday