The herald., 1894-08-12

Mr.. John Drew had most successful
season last week, which he and his ex
cellent company we'll deserved. Hi
fine business wac decided contrast t.
that done by his mother and Sidney
Drew when they were here on thei
separate starring trips.
A great point made by Mr.. Drew is tn,
apparent spontaneity OF his lines. HI
does not, like most actors. let the audience
know that he lie perfectly aware Of wha,
he is going to say next, but takes his cue
and replies in exactly the way that peo
pie talk in real life.
No one, however witty and brilliant
goes into a conversation with supply o.
humor and repartee which can be drawn
on with ligh tning-like rspidity; Mr..
Drew does not hesitate unduly, but he
talks exactly as if his replies were
original, and not the result of hard
study.
The Pyke Opera company had very
successful season last week at Santa
Barbara; according to the local press OF
that place. each of the performances
was well received and largely patron
lied.
This goes to show that, as has often
been asserted, Los Angeles theater- goers
are lacking in originality OF apprecis-
tion. If Mr.. Pyke had commenced his
season in Milpitas and had come here
with the endorsement of the 400 of that
or any other fashionable center, the
thester would not have been big enough
to have held bis audiences.
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Miss Bernice Holmes received warm
praise from the Barbareiios, both as the
King in the Handkerchief, and as Fred
eric in Mascotts. 1t ia stated on good
authority that the report OF this able
young womsn's engagement to be mar
ried is incorrect, on which she ie to be
congratulated. She promises to become
too good an artistic to sacrifice her future
to matrimony and ita consequences.
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Manager Pratt, who is the amiable
and able man who made Emma Abbott's
tours the great success they we're, has
embarked again in an English grand
opera company headed by Marie Tavary,
which will be the only grand opera trav.
cling company this season.
The company will be first seen in
Brooklyn in Ssptembar and will PrSb~
bly, be here by next spring.
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Mons. X. Pene and his Dahomey vii.
lage form q most curious show. They
are located at the corner OF Third and
San Pedro streets, but owing to the en-
nm no ri n ~ a n
agement as to how to advertise very few
people are aware of its presence.
The negroes-men, women and young
girls--are perfect specimens of their race
and, though they wear few garments,
the younger women being nude from the
waist upward. they are so natural, 80
devoid OF any false modesty that their
lack of clothes is as proper As If they
were bronze statues.
A curious feature of the performance
is the large number of colored people
who attend.
A funny sight on Sunday was hand
some, strong, straight young negress.
whose polished skin and firm, rounded
breasts showed her health and freedom
from fashion deformiDg customs. She
was clad only in piece OF black cloth
wound around her hips. In front of her
stood visiting darkey girl of about her
own age, her husky figure cribbed in a
corset, her not small feet pinohed in
white shoes, bonnet containing a
botanical garden on her head, her crrly
locks tortured into an elaborate coiffurs
and her person encased in aglove-fitting
elk dress.
Each was heartily amused at the
othar Whila the snantatora found Milan ~
OF entertainment in Watching both.