The herald., 1894-06-04
AMUSE MENTS.

ence upstairs and down greeted the
first appearance of Sandow in Los An
geles last night. His feats of strength
were part OF the entertainment by one
of the best vaudeville companies that
mas visited the city this season. The
audience manifested it's enjoyment con-
tinuously. Sandow did not appear until
the last number on the programme. His
posing on a pedestal revealed his mag
nificent proportions and command over
his muscles, and drew forth the most
enthusiastic applause, which was in
creased when he toyed with heavy
dumb bells and held three ponies as
they stood upon balancing board
above him. He raised 300-pound
dumbell at arms length above his head,
and exhibited his colossal strength in
various ways. One of his feats was to
turn back somersault with a fifty-six
pound dumb bell in each hand. blind
folded and with his feet tied together.
The Hsrdellas, in grotesque athletics;
Miss Thrall, in her whistling selection;
Walter Wandering and Elsie Adair. in
their travesty sketch; August Dewell,
as balancing trapezist, and Miss Carrie
Coma, in vocal selections, were all good,
Adair, under colored lights, was a very
beautiful and graceful specially that
brought down the house. The engage.
ment will close with another perform
ance tonight.
New Los ANGELES THEATER.-Musica
farce comedy will be the bill Tuesday
night Hallen and Hart, who are among
sh nd fnl
| ents OF this light and airy form of enter
tainment. will be the stars of the occas-
ion. They company includes the names
of mum Der of specialists who have
more or less reputation. First comes
Lydia Yeamans-Titus, who ia said to
command the biggest pay OF any Amer
lean woman on the vaudeville stage. She
comes from the talented Yeamans fam
| ily, and has been aIvaudeville favorite on
both sides of the Atlantic for some time.
Her husband, Frederick ]. Titus, lie also
of the company. Mr.. Titus was at one
time a resident of San Francisco, and
connected with the California bank.
Mark Murphy, who has been cultivat-
ing fame for long time as an exponent
of Irish types. id also there. Julie
Mackey, lady baritone, who has found
a good deal of newspaper favor east. is
also new face in the Hallen and Hart
group. Frank Belcher, the San Fran
cisco singer with fine baritone voice,
ia very we'll known and popular,is prom
inent in q singing way. Edith Murray
and Jenny CROWN, two young girls Of
unique dancing ability, have stirred up
a good deal of enthusiasm elsewhere.
Carrie Demar, Florence Wyatt, Donald
Harold and w. S. Francis are Other
members of q talented party. In fact
the company is almost entirely new
which is refreshing exception to the
general run of theatrical attractions Wis
ting Los Angeles this year, and all o
them appear to be of conspicuous iDdi
vidual reputation.
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GRAND OPERA HoUsE.-This evening
a we'll selected stock company Will oper
their summer season in Bronson How
ards greatest success, Saratoga. Tit
company is one OF the strongest eve
seen in a stock theater in California
headed by Lawrence Hanley, George De-
bourne, Charles Kent, Walter Hodges
R. Peyton Carter, Mrs. Helen Mason
Osbourne, Mrs. Carrie Clark Ward. Mr.
Hanley will spare no pains in putting or
his piece, and long run OF the beE
plays may be expected.
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UNITY CHURCH.-The single taxor
offer an attractive programme Tor thel
free public meeting at Unity church thi
evening. An interesting feature OF thu
occasion will be music by Miss Ada Scar
borough and two of her pupils, Amands
Prieto aud Della Hyde. A short address
will be given by Paul McCombs, esq.
| loto of Taxaa in which he will mention
some local object lessons in taxation
Then will follow an interesting discua
sion. The public generally are invited