The herald., 1895-09-22

appear in his marvellous exhibition on
the high wire, varying his performances
by a number of new feats, ami Gilbert
and Goldie will put ON new Irish spec
iality.
Among the many big attractions booked
for the near future are Pearl Andrews, the
famous mimic artistic who is SAID TO be
the superior of Cissy LOTUS; Hines and
Remington. in their original Bowsry
sketch The East Sids Bioke and His
Gal; Weston and Herbert, musical COM
edinns; Dryden and Mitchell. eccentric
comedians and dancers, and Hugh EN-
NETT, the great ventriloaist.
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Los Angeles Theater-The regular fall
season or the Los Angeles theater will
commence on Thursday. October Sd, with
the production OF au attraction entitled
Phantasma.
The spectacle of Phantasma will be
under the auspices of the Church Of the
Unity of this city, and all the local
artists required for this production, num-
bering over one hundred. will be furnished
from the members of this society. The
professionals in this marvellous perform
ance are Professor John Sherman and
company, who carry all the scenery, COS
tunes and effects, requiring o special car
for transportation. The entire company
will come direct from Oakland.
Phantysma must be seen to be appreci-
Living people are made to vanish into
air apparently and reappear like specters,
one person or persons being transformed
into others in full view of the audience;
beautiful allegorcal and classical groups
of living persons apparently dissolving
from sight and Others apparently in their
places simultaneously through an entire
act of forty or fifty changes, the auditors
being unable to detect single change,
yet the same take place on a lighted stage
with an entire change OF scenery and cos
tunes for each.
This new entertainment has received
the endorsement of such celebrated peo-
pie as Henry Irving, Edwin Booth. Clara
Morris, General Miles. M. H. De Young
of the San Francisco Chronicle, Louis
James and hundreds of others.
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The Burbank-The Minister, which is
to be the bill at the Burbank commenc-
ing this evening, is pronounced by the
New York press to be stronger comedy
drama than the Long Lane, another OF
Sedley Browns successful pieces, which
was presented at the Grand opera house
II this city four years ago. The story is
fascinating and is told in Mr.. Browns
usual vigorous style. The principal COM
edy role tn that of Midgsy; the tough, is
Herald, in speaking OF Mr.. Brown in his
Miesy, says: "Mr. Brown is, beyond
doubt. the greatest delineator of the
Bowery tough the world has ever seen or
is likely to see." 1t may be mentioned,
incidentally that Mr.. Brown was tho
first to portray the Bowery god on the
stage.
The principal character in this inter-
esting play is Joe Wiison,a young woman
who suffered more from her unnatural en-
vironments than from any moral defects
OF the heart. Naturally this important
role fall to Miss Parker, tue clever little
actress whose dainty ways and charming
manners have made her so popular in
Los Angeles. 1t goes without saying that
Miss Parker apDearS to better advantage
in this part than in any she has assumed
in this city, and her last week at the
Burbank promises to be the most success
full of her extended engagement.
Additional interest is lent the produc-
ton OF The Minister at the Burbank oy
tho announcement that Miss Mamma A.
Cutler, one of Los Angeles fairest daugh-
ters, has been specially engaged by the
management to appear as Mary Morti
Cutler is an exceedingly clever young
lady and has figured quite prominently
i'm numerous entertainments given for
charitable purposes.
Thomas Reynolds, who made such a
fine impression as Shackel;on in Jane
anu Count US hoqueIort III Inc colonel S
Wives, will be seen in the character of
Robert Mortimer. The young gentleman
has created splendid impression since
his advent here, and this week he has
another part exactly to his taste. The
Minister will be presented on the boards
all Of this week and at the Saturday
matinee. This is the last week of the
engagement of the Gustave Frohman
company. At the conclusion of this en-
gegement this house Will remain closed
for one week for extensive Improvements
and will reopen on the 18th Of October
with the celebrated Frawley company.
Lste English Theatrical Notes
Austin Fryers and Henry Reichardt
have leased the new Theater Vim bledon
for tine purpose of giving through the
winter season a series of high class pei
formances of the legitimate drama and
old comedies, interpreted with such
new material as may be submitted to them
and found acce pta BILE. A stock company
secured as stage manager. Four perform
ances will be given a week.
Seymour Hicks Is writing three-act
play.
a new and original two.act musical
comedy entitled Up the River. words by
Lacey. will soon b. sent on tour.
ii. V. Esmond's new play, The Bogie.
will soon be produced at the st. James
by cast that will include the author,
Pattie Bell, Ethel Matthews, Phillip
Cunningham. William Elliot, Eva More
and Fred Everill.
The next production at the duke of
York's theater. formerly the Trafalgar,
will he Walter Frith's new drama, The
Allocate, in which Messrs. Cartwright,
Playfair and Robert Pateman will have
the leading roles. Lena Ashwell will
also he in the cast.