The herald., 1894-09-08

Los ANGELES IHEATER.-ln6 pIettV
curtain raiser OF Morse Van, a little story
OF an old farm in the valley OF Virginia,
was the first attraction last night with
Mr.. Edeson in the character OF Lieuten-
ant Carter, Miss Mary Hampton as Bar
hara Reece and Miss Genevieve Rey-
nolds as the maiden aunt. 1t is the
story OF capricious girls love and the
three characters were superbly acted.
Miss Hampton is one OF the brightest
and cleverest actresses that has graced
these boards for many day. To beau
tiful and willing figure she adds face
that has no superior for eloquence OF ex-
preston. One has only to see her to be
charmed with her pretty, girlish ways
T, and her charming manners.
Miss Reynolds. the best Katisha on
the comic opera stage in the years gone
by, had better opportunity of display
ing her powers than in any previous
piece in which she has been cast, and as
for Mr.. Edeson. he was more than at
home in the part OF the lieutenant.
The main piece Of the evening was a
three-act comedy entitled Gudgeons,
in which Henry Miller personated the
Hon. James Ffolliott. .Treherne, Lon
don chevalier d'industrie, who mssquer-
AIDES occasionally as Captain Brown
low, r. NJ, and contrives to victimize
tailors and other tradesmen.
His wife is so completely wrapped up
in him that she cannot see through his
duplicity; and this part WAS neatly
rendered by Miss Hampton. who got all
there was out OF it.
Mr.. Crompton appeared as a pretro-
lerm plutocrat, and while he did the
part very neatly, iS was no such per-
formance as his rendition of the old
bookseller in Liberty Hall.
As the fresh American commission
agent, Hooper, Mr.. Edeson scored his
second success of the evening; and Mr..
Favershsm would have acquitted him
self very we'll il he could only get rid of
a certain stiffness.
There is not much to the piece, A
good old-fashioned comedy like the
Bellies Stratagem or She Stoops to Con-
Quer wonld be an excellent substitution
for the Gudgeons, which ia unworthy
the efforts Of 30 excellent company as
this. The public has Mr.. Wyatt to
thank for having engaged this company
on his own hook, outside OF the Hayman
circuit, which gave US very punky lot
of shows in the past six months.
This afternoons matinee will be
Sowing the Wind, the strongest acting
play of the past 10 years; and ton light
will conclude the engagement OF this
talented company, with it's presentation
of Liberty Hall. with Miller as thu mys-
terious Mr.. Owen, and Viola Allen in
her pretty little portrait of Blanch Q
Chillworth. Nor must we forget Mr.
Champions forcible and elegant bit of
character work in the old bookseller,
which is worthy of Couldock in his very
best daye.
Special theater trains for Long Beach
and Santa Monica will be furnished to-
night to people Of those places.
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Miss Rhe Lorraine. the well-known
and popular actress, will give dramatic
readings at the North Beach ball room
at Santa Monica this evening. Miss
Lorraine is a talented young lady, and
has met with great appreciation where
ever she has appeared, and no doubt a
large audience will listen to her road
ings tonight.
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BURBANK THEATER. R.-Kidnaped will be
given at the matinee this afternoon and
for the last time at tonights perform.
ance. Large audiences have been the
rule throughout tho week. and the piece
has been presented in An eXcelleut man.