The herald., 1895-10-27


revolves around the plans which are LAID
to capture the Southerners, and the uoun-
ter plots laid to prevent it. Mr.. Frawley
will GRE seen as Ensign Baird and the
part gives him every opportunity TO dis
play heroism and manhness which is
typical of a patriotic American sailor.
Mr.. Arbuckle as the old salt, Dudley,
has q part which allows for powerful
| character work. Mr.. Wilson Enos por-
| trays President Lincoln ard his make up
in the part has won for Inn the encomi-
ums of the press and public. Secretary
| Wells of the navy in the hands of Mr..
Charles King is another faithful por-
trayal of an historical character. George
| W. Leslie as the light-hearted midsbip-
| man, Watson,, has every opportunity to
keep the fun at DO ling point, and II. s.
| Blakemure as Bill Bowlin gives a faithful
| presentation of an old sea dog. Mr..
| II. S. Quilted. a valued member of the
| company, makes his first appearance and
has difficult part as renegade Ameri-
| can. George Bosworth and Frank
| Thompson are entrusted with small parts
which, however, call for and receive care
| full treatment.
Miss Blanche i. Bates will appear in
| character unlike those she has been seen
| in during the past three weeks, for as
| Alice Greer the sweetheart Of the ensign,
| she is seen in a sweet and emotional
| character and her love scenes win the
hearty sympathy of her audience. Miss
Hope Ross as Dot, the middy's sweet
heart has a great chance to display her
cunning ways. Miss Phosa McA lister
and Miss Belle Archer are entrusted
| with characters which receive artistic
| treatment ct their hands. Little Mildred,
one Of the cleverest child actresses. makes
| her first appearance with the company
here. Her love making. scenes with the
| ensign are provocative of hearty laug hter
and the scene where she pleads with the
! president for the ensign's life are true to
| nature and cause the tears to, flow.
| The massive scenery which is used in the
| play was specially painted for the COM
pany, and the scenes of Havana harbor,
! the cabinet room in the White House and
the Zig gun deck ana spar deck OF the
| United States snip San Jacinto are as
| perfect specimens of senic art as have
ever been seen in this city.
Lady Sholto Douglas will appear each
| evening in new budget OF songs and
dances. Sweet Lavender will be played
Tor the last time tonight.
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Los Angeles Theater. On Friday and
| Saturday evenings of this week an event
will occur, at which time performance
| of the tuneful comic opera Ermlnie Will
be given. The production will be pre-
sented by an exceptionally strong COM
pany. the title role being in the efficient
hands of Mrs. Schnabel, favorlte singer
with the Los Angeles public. The mu-
steal director will be Mr.. G. ModiniWood,
| which is guarantee OF good, thorough
| drilling and "a finished production. Since
starting this series of operas it has
! brought forth latent talent among sing
era that shows today that Los Angeles is
| fast becoming o musical center. Each
performance increases good work and
! gives more sa;lsfat tory results. From
financial standpoint probably not as
much encouragement has been given as
the management expected, but from the
| expressions of satisfied audiences it is
demonstrated that the degree OF merit
has been reached which was the aim of
the director and his assistants. Erminie
will be better staged than previous efforts
and the costumes, which are now being
made, will all be new and fetching. The
| scenic effects will also be new, as scenery
! is being prepared for the event. The
following artists compose the cast, with
fifty voices in the chorus: Marquis de
Ponvert, Ludwig Semler; Chevalier de
Brabazon. George Dalton; Eugene, NJ.
D. la Motta De Launey, captain OF sol
diers, Miss Bsrnice Homes; Simon, W.
h. Manning; Dubois, W. G. Stone; Ser.
geaut, Claud Friel; Ravannes, o. W.
N ylot CduedlA, TTCO iOIllJNuH
de Brissac, II. Mabin; Erminie, Mrs. E.
| G. Schnabel; Uerise, Miss nillie Seaman;
Princess de Granpinesux, Mrs. Washing
ton Berry; Javotte, Mrs. Anita Ray Simp
IN Marie, Mrs George Dalton The
cast is very strong one, and the chorus
is exceptionally well drilled.
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| Orpheum-'A curious feature of vaude-
Vile affairs at present is the active de-
| mand for foreign artists on this side of
| the water and the popularity OF Ameri-
can performers in England and on the
Continent, nHammerSsteinn, Roster and
Pastor the Orpheum company and other
prominent managers Will depend largely
upon Europe for artists this eason, and
scarcely a week passes that does not
bring forth one TO half a dozen new
faces" says the New York Dramatic
News. Abroad American performers
are famed It's features of almost every
vaudeville house, and there is con-
stantly increasing demand for our artists.
Perhaps the most logical explanation of
this state of affairs lies in the desire to
see new faces, new acts, for 1t cannot be
denied that some of the vaudeville artists
are content to present the same old acts
long after they have ceased to possess
any drawing power. The increased pop
ularity OF vaudeville and the patronage
of the best class of theater goers IS rele-
eating the BACK numbers to oDscuflty,
and by effeGting an artistic exchange
with the foreign houses everyone is salts
fed and new features are plentiful at all
the high-class houses in the United
States"
The News sums up the situation ex-
acty. The programs of the past week and
the books of tho Orpheum for the future
are slled with foreign attractions and the
best that come to this country, ana COM
menCing with tomorrow night the
patrons of this handsome theater will be