The herald., 1894-07-15

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Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bcllew have ap-
peared in San Francisco in Therese. a
DEMONSTRATION OF Zola's Therese Rs-
quin. and have been pronounced i'm
possible.
In this play Mrs. Potter disrobes in
full view of the audience, an extension
of her coup when she played Cleopatra.
for then she only exposed liberal por'
ton of her torso in applying the asp to
her not materially developed bosom
But even her daring realism in Therese
does not seem to have aroused much in
terest in the midwinter fair city, where
the disclosures of female physical
charms on the midway have apparently
dulled the public's taste for that sort Of
thing.
A real Mrs. Mslaprop must be among
us, for yesterday somebody called up
MIR. Frank Conant at the Los Angeles
theater and halloed, Twill Mr.. Pyke's
Oporb company play Oh Mouuay uikut!
EYES," answered Consnt.
"Will they play The Queens Lace
Curtsin?" came back through the
phone.
Colorado Springs seems to be very at
tractive TO musicians of this city. Some
time ago Bsndmaster Douglas suddenly
left for that place, forgetting an impor-
tant part of his family and few other
claimants to his attention. He never
came back.
On Friday Signor Romandy, the long
locked leader OF the Los Angeles thester
orchestra. with several of his players.
skipped to the same place without the
formaLty of giving Manager Wyatt any
notice.
The orchestra was promptly reorgan-
lied, however, and promises to be note
perfect by tomorrow evening.
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These are hard times on actors as on
everybody, but the result will be bene-
fetal, for whole lot of artists will
find themselves obliged to go TO work
where their qualities will be appreci-
ated, and the outcome will be that o lot
OF unutterably bad performers will de-
velop into good hod carriers or wood
choppers.
This ia essentially the season OF low
prices; witness the success OF the Bur
bank. People have ceased to have the
desire of paying high for their fun. In
fact, nowadays desire looks as big as a
dollar did year or two ago. Mr.. Pyke
has appreciated this fact for he has
adopted what the profession terms
"summer prices" for his opera season.
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Charming Mile Fatimsh Diard, the
clever French prima-donna, who is
turning the heads OF the eastern theatsr-
goers, will sail for Paris about the mid
die of September next. MILE Diard is
possessed OF pure soprano voice of
great range and power, reaching high Il
with the clearness of bird and without
any effort. She also has the advantage
of being as good en- actress az she is a
singer-in fact she is an artist to her
finger tips.
Carrie Clark Ward did not realize
much from her benefit on Friday even
ing at the Los Angeles theater. but the
performance was unique one in that
the audience for once thoroughly en-.
joyed the work OF actors who did not
know their lines. Miss Ward ia in her
line very pleading actress, and 10 a
jolly bit of femininity whom a number
OF people would like to see well treated.
Announce: nents.
A dramatization of the story that
une, She, will occupy the boards OF the
Burbank for the week OF the 10th.
Every body has read the novel that
caused such sensation on its first pub.
location, and every body will want to see
it played. The scenic and mechanical
effects OF the Burbank will be taxed TO
the utmost for the production of She,
but Manager Cooper has given the ar
tiets andsart isans carte blanche and he
will doubtless keep up his high stand
ard Of excellence on the present oGca-
sion. George P. Webster, Camille
Cleveland, George Woodthorps and the
entire Cooper company will be in the
cast. A tiret-clasH vaudeville entertain
ment will be given by Hun and Bohee,
q duo of most accomplished comedians
and dancers; Hastings and Marion, the
celebrated English comlques, and Capt.
Charles A. Beach, whose marvellous per-
wster in an immense tank has justly
earned for him the title of the man-fsh.
Mr.. Beach eats. drinks. smokes, writes
and sleeps under the water.
On Monday evening Manager Cooper
has been rendered a complimentary
benefit by his many friends, and the
house is almost certain to be packed
from pit to dome. Mr.. Cooper certainly
deserves good house.
SIS
Tomorrow evening the Pyke Opera
company will appear at the Los Angeles
theater in splendid representation of
Johann Strauss comic romantic opera
The Queens Lace Handkerchief. From
al accounts, the opera will be magnifi-
GENTLY eostumsd, staged and sung, and
as Mr.. Pyke has more than fulfilled
every promise in this line in the past it
is only just to believe that on this, the
occasion of his placing a professional
company before the public, he will still
enjoy the support and good wishes Of
eli amusement gosrs. Mr.. Pyke will ON
this occasion introduce to the patrons OF
opera Alyiua Heyer Wilson a prima