The herald., 1895-12-31

Mrs. Armitage and her daughter, and was
charming in mrth and thrilling danger
and daring and despair. She was heartily
cheered in the scene in which she sings
Home, Sweet Home, and III several other
scenes the audience manifested it's enthu-
siasm long before the curtain fell.
AS DR.. Marmaduke Mandrake. the for
tune hunter and all-around good fellow,
Geo. Dime did some very excellent work.
Paul Boardman, as Hamilton Mandrake,
the son of the doctor, and imitator as well,
was very clever.
The Yuba landladywas well represented
by Grace Pierce and her versatile daughter
was localized by Ray Lewis Bronson.
Michael Hooley as Pete Grimes,the post
master, express agent. thief of small par
GELS and Sunday School superintendent,
did some of the cleverest and most artistic
work that has been done on a minor part
for many a day.
The support was good throughout. The
manager would do well to shorten the time
between acts. The public is grumblipg
about the IL 80 curtain falls i'll all our
theaters.
From Sire to Son will be given all the re-
mainder of the week, with matinees New
Years and Saturday, and should draw
crowded houses.
ORPHEUM-In some respects the present
bill is the best ever shown since this popu-
lar house opened. IF there should be q
weak spot in il. il might be found in the
fact that the gods in the gallery do not
understand French, and the bill is largely
of that nationality. from the rising of the
curtain on the first turn to the dropping
thereof on the last. there is at no time
moment when the interest lags.
ucrow and Bush open the performance
with a turn on the double trapeze that is
remark ably clever. Judge brothers keep
up their solendd acrobatic work of last
week. adding several new features that
won wel-merited applause. The Delto-
relli brothers do a musical clown act, with
eccentric electricity as sort OF salad.
Violin solos done during somersaults are
enhancing to the eye of the gods. while
their more serious music is none the less
charming because they are played on I'M
usual Instruments.
The Anderson sisters are charming in APP
pearance. shapely in form and exceedingly
clever in their balancing work. They are
really novelty in their line Mademoi-
selle Marthe Marthy is a singer iedolent OF
the cafe chantant, and is neither more nor
less than Yuetta Guilbert, with Guilbert
wisely left out. Her temperatures upon a
fearfully and marveirdusiy made donkey
is signal for uproarious applause. William
Roberts is an equiiibrist of very high
order indeed, and does some tricks in body
balancing that have never before been seen
in Los Angeles. Granto and Maud reverse
their sex in costume. Maud appearing as
very shapely young man, while Granto
does a turn on the tight wire that equals
Carcedo in his best days.
The bill is brought to a close by Les
Trois Freres Matheis, who do what is in
many respects the most remarkable turn
ever seen on the local vaudeville stage.
The way in which the unfortunate man
who plays the corse is slapped around the
stage is enough to turn ones blood cold.
A visit to tho Orpheum this week will rich
~ repay ali who are fond of variety.
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Los ANGELES THEATER.-In strong con-
trast to the tights, lights and grotesquerie
of 1892 will be the following attraction,
Robert Downing, the distinguished TRACE
dian. and his excellent company in legiti-
mate repertoire. The plays TO be pre-
scented will be Ingomar. The Gladiator,
julius Cesar and Helena. Mr.. Downing
has met with great success on the Pacific
coast. This has been his second visit to
California, and the increased receipts this
year testify to the substantial hit he made
last season. Helena, the powerful play by
Sardou, which is chief in MIR. Downing S
repertoire. has received the highest praise
from Western press and public. The san
Francisco Examiner of last week says OF
it: 1.-The piece is one of the strongest
which has been seen here in years."