The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-15
AT THE THEATERS

1OrmanceS AT the Burbank last evening,
to an audience which filled all of the
desirable seating capacity, upstairs and
down, in the house, and scrambled hard
for the seats not so desirable. The play
was William Gillette's All the Comforts
Of Home, and the farce went with vim
and dash such as tho author always in
tended that it should.
There is not much Ia the story. There
seldom is to Gillette drsmatization OF
any description; but the rollicking fun
and breezy acrobatics in the piece more
than make up for what the comedy might
lack in genuine literature. t
Of the men in the cast, George W. Les
lie Is the most in evidence throughout
the performance. He plays the part of
Tom Mellow. a rough and ready sort
Of male slave, with the energy OF a Co.'S
termonger and the accent of London
tradesman. Leslie's make up is not such
as to call forth the admiration of the
female potrion OF his audience. and he
constantly shows an inclination to masti-
cate his vocabulary as if the Deer chaser
was unable to catch IN with the cheese
sandwich going down the wrong way.
Daniel Frawley as Alfred Hasttnes. the
impecunious nephew whose placarded
advertisement draws to uncles n. ansinn
a mIscellaneously assert ed crowd of ten
ants, anxious to enjoy all OF the comforts
of home, labors hard and conscientious
ly to make OF the performance Il success.
His work as an actor and his efforts to
furnish a successful evenings entertain
ment, leave neither of them but little to
be desired. In the early scenes of the play
Frawley's articulation is a trif1e indis-
tine, -undertone would not be bad
word-but after he has fairly launched in
his role, it goes with snap and dash
not unlike Russian caviar. after the dish
has been properly dressed.
Maclyn Arbuckle as the jealous uncle,
Is only in evidence in the first and fourth
acts. His lines are few, and all of his
work eminently satisfactory. Charles W.
King as the broken-down music teacher
does the best bit of real character COM
course, burlesque, but his burles ne is
not as such an exaggeratlon. Wilson
Enos as Judson Longhorn, the penniless
fashion plate, wears a single eye glass
with becoming aplom5 and has but lit
tie else TO do. He does it artistically.
As Theodore Bender. the henpecksd
husband, H. ID. Blackmore furnishes the
heavy humor in the farce. His work is
broad and at times very clever. His scene
with Hastings in the third act, where
the latter has become the scapegoat for
one of Benders' amatory exploits, is bv
far the jolliest bit of acting in the play.
or the female mem hers OF the company
Belle Archer easily ranked first last even
ing. She plays the part of an opera
bouffe star in her lodgings. and for few,
brief, precious moments gives to the au-
jience a glimpse of pair of the grand
est of gauuy red tights and trunks. both
well filled, whose splendor, from the
standpoint OF classic beauty, has never
been equalled upon the Burbank stage.
Phosa MoAllister. as the shrewisb Mrs.
Bender, can do heavy character female
comedy we'll. Her performance last even
ing was smooth and not overdone.
Hope Ross as EvAngeline Bender. car
ried most of the love making upon her
shoulders last evening, and did 1t with
neatness ard dispatch, her work being
smooth and tender as became her role.
Lansing Rowan, as Isabelle Petit,
bone, did not make mp we'll as the second
wife Of EgbeIt Pettibone. She is far too
young and comely for the part. Miss
Rowan was handicapped by having in
the perform ance such pretty and bril-.
liant foil as Blanche Bates, who enacted
the part of her stepdaughter.
The audience comprised largely the
smart set Of regular hrst-nlghters among
Los Angeles theater goers. The same bill
rune all week with Saturday matinee.
The rejuvenated Jonathan club will oc-
cupy the box and loGe seats at the per-
Torrance tomorrow evening.
The Frawley's will next week put on
A. W. Pinero's Sweet Lavender.
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The Orpheum.-Last night the house
was full to repletion from bottom to top.
The usual change OF programme on Mon
though the Orpheum is always well filled.
be it on Monday or on Friday. Dion
Romandy's excellent Hungarian orches-
ira, which was selected with great fore
sight by the management of the house,
as soon as it became availab BILE. is factor
in the popularity of the variety theater
par excellence of Los Angeles. Romandy
selections are excellsnt and the orchestra
IL we'll trained.
Meehan and Raymond, the clever
sketch artists, who are appearing again
after successful engagement. of one
Dryden and Mitchell, the two funny men,
also in their second week, again bow
to the public with an entirely new act,
just as clever and amusing as the previ-
GUS one. Hines and Miss Rem ton are
a couple of artists who delIneate to per-
lection the Eastside bloke and his girl.
Their act portrays few snap shots in
the humble walks Of life of New York.
The sayings of the girl are in dialect
which it is hard for Los Angeles person
to fully appreciate, but they are full OF
the coarse wit, which though it be little
rough, nevertheless makes one laugh.
Hines is excellent also in the same line
and both sing good song according to
the Eastside fashion.
The usual popular comedy musical duo
this week is represented by Weston and
Herbert with an array of banjos, fun
nels, seig bells, etc., the stock in trade
generally carried by such com binations.
Weston and Herbert are no be tier and no
worse than lot of musical duos thut
nave aDpeared here.
Miss Pearl Andrews. a new conner, gave
a number of mitations OF celebrated &C.
tresses. comic singers. actors and variety
performers in very artistic manner.
Miss Andrews ia talented, and her good
work was rewarded with the LOUD recog-
milton of the audience. although it is
possible that if the artists she mimicked
had been better known here her success
would have been even greater.
McMahon and King are couple of
dancing plantation comedians. who en-
Unused not only the gallery, but the rest
of the house. 1t would be- hard TO find
finer pair of stage darkies anywhere who
can do the act that they do, and it is
done to perfection. Their negro dialect
is perfect and they qutrrel in most life