The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-09
AMUSE M E NTS,

Los ANGELES THEATER.-Mr. Henry
Guy Carleton, together with Mr.. Dave
Belasco and some other play wright has
done with the would.bs fashionsbles of
the day what Charles Hoyt and Edward
Harrigsn have accomplished with the
more popular features OF modern life
given stage portraits of types, exagger-
ated types. perhaps. but noue the less
endowed with remarkable verisimili-
tude. Their productions of this nature
are hardly entitled to any litetary rank,
nor sre they plays that will last; they
will prove to be ephsmsral, because
they have merely superficial qualities.
No one would enjoy reading The Butter.
flies, any more than they would be en-
tertsined by perusing copy Of Hole
In the Ground. The Charity Ball or
Cordelia's Aspirations. Their only
merit is to picture certain peculiar fea-
tures OF life in the present day, and
they have no other reason for existence,
and naturally when their purpose is full
filed. like other ephemera, they will
pass into oblivion.
The Butterflies, in which Mr.. John
Drew and mis- company appeared last
night. is one of the best OF the class of
plays referred to. Its lines are bright
and epigrammatic,i its eituations striking
and it was remarkably well staged.
Mr.. Drew is 80 well known and 80
highly appreciated that it 10 useless to
enter into any details regarding his most
very first light comedian in the country,
AL bat ha oCid Rf hta
work would either add to or detract from
his fame.
His company is delightfully."- even in
excellence. Miss Maude Adams. vino
plays the lead, is, if anything, Trailer
physically than she appeared to be on
her former visits here, but her strong
points, her musical voice and her re-
markable grace, are as charming as ever.
Miss Annie Belmont. who plays the
eou brette role, is simply delicious. She
is 80 easily merry and bright that her
art ia lost sight OF in the effect of her
naturalness.
Mr.. Harry HARDWOOD 10 very clever rs
the millionaire. Hiram Green. though,
in his dialect, is a bit uncertain, some
times using Dan Sully brogue and a
Der Thompson Yankee twang.
MIR. Baker 10 an excellent English
man, barring an occasional lapse from
the use OF the pronounced British &C
cent, and Arthur Byron as a rich mans
cub OF boy gives possibly more fin
ished, carefully worked out rendition
than the other men in the company.
Mrs. Adams as Mrs. Ossian WAS ultra
refined in her conception of the part,
failing to give it certain degree of
force that would add to the general ef.
feet. Miss Kate Meek az the hyphen-
ated Philadelphia matron acted the
part to perfection. Her fashionable
drawing voice was no email feature OF
her success.
The production was intensely enjoyed
by one of the best qualified audiences
to Judge OF its merits that ever was as
sembled in the city, which, considering
that this is the season when all the
world is away and had to coma from
seaside and mountain for the occasion,
s the best criticism that Mr.. Drew and
the ladies' and gentlemen OF his company
could receive.
The cast was as fcllows:
Frsd rick Ossian. John Drew
Andrew sIohg -...............-..... Lewis Baker
Hiram Green ..-.......-........H Harry Norwood
Barrington his son................ArIhur i3y ron
Nathaniel bllser. &c. Leslie Allen
Coddls. Frank K. Lamb
Mrs Ossian .......-...,...".... MES. Annie Adams
Suzanne Elise Annie Belmont
Mrs Beverly stuart Dodge .........Kate NJ EEK
Mir am .,.,-..-.-.-.....- Maud Adams
Tonight The Butterflies will be repeat
ed, and tomorrow night The Masked
Ball.
BURBANK THEATER. Charles HUM
and Madame May Bohee will give q
grand sacred and circuit entertainment
in conjunction with MIR. Glasco's colored
concert and novelty company, with q
grand operate chorus of 80 voices Sum
day evening, August 18th, at the Bur-
bank. Miss j. B. Wiiiams, the prlma
donna of Glasco's company, the San
Francisco Chronicle of June 18th and
the Elevator OF June 7th say lie the
greatest vocalist on the coast.
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BURBANK THEATER. Our Married Men
ia drawing large audiences every even
ing. The piece is well staged and the
espectiye parts are well carried out,
mingled with some clever specially pee
ple The same piece throug bout the
week and Saturday matinee.
Nominations Con Fl rmsd.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 The senate. in
executive session today, confirmed the
following nominations: Ellis Mills Of
Virginia, ccnsul- general at Honolulu, to
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