The herald., 1895-12-31
AT THE THEATERS

icaI legs and the sky.blue tights, and
George X. Fortescue, he of the bass viol
figure and the believing voice, and the
Lone Fisherman and poor George X.
Knight, with his Ben Butler makeup, and
Kate Castleton of the British ankles and
the Partisan lingerie, we now have Bessie
Bonehill, an English woman with majestic
molars and a knowing air, who is daintiy
dashing: Richard Harlowe, an actor who
might under dramatic license be termed
particular style of the new stage
woman, the Daily Hints from
Paris, which is Now York
daily newspaper idea, a late, the latest, in
fact, burlesque version Of Trilby as she
might have been hypnotized, and the Kill
yani living. pictures. Az mgnt win
propriety have been labelled 1898, or
even 1896 for that matter. for the spec
tacle is thoroughly up to date, and IN some
particulars even q hit ahead of The times.
AS is usual with Edward Z. Rice. and has
been his custom from the time OF when
the memory of man runpeth not 20 the
contrary, the girls in the current produc-
ton are from their toes to their golden or
brunette tresses each and every one just
what they should be. The ballets ana
marches are all fin de steele. whatever that
may mean, and the rest of the bill is in all
or It's cSSSntialS very SlTiCt'S dSCOtttie W
Hoyle, or, rather, according to Edward 4.
Rice, which in the present instance mean
one and the same thing.
The musical numbers in 1892 are, some
of them. full of melody. and all will be
whistled and hummed tor many day
some, in fact, before the Rce company
came to town.
Harlowe, as Queen Isabella, is large,
we'll groomed and magnificent. There Is
art in his work. but it is the art OF an ap-
petite crammed to safety, and leaves
taste not unlike the absinthe or vermouth
of the Partisan bouevards. His shoulders
in the third act are vision OF mammoth
| loneliness.
Bessie Bopehill is an improvement upon
most of the French and other foreign vau-
deville importations of tho past Two years.
She recognizes and doffs her hat to every
alphabet in the English language and does
not attempt to force down our threats the
coster vernacular of the London fish girl.
Her chappe is the best number.
Ross snow as King Ferdinand and the
latest kind of stage tramp is bundle OF
| humor in everything that he UNDERTAKES
! His was the lions share OF the applause
last night. The scenery is beautiful and
/ the dancing in the burlesque shows the
| thorough training of the maitre de ballet OF
| the stage of today.
| 1892 does not attempt to obtain the
money of theatrical patrons, nor does it
seek glory under false pretenses. 1t IS
| from a dramatic standpoint no more than
| it pretends, and the latter it is, however,
| thoroughly and TO the point, and as spec
tacular harlequin, brought down IN It's
! various details and ideas to the last MN
ute of even date, it is most emphaucally as
good, if not better than any similar pro-
! duction ever here seen.
FIeurette in her ballet and eXcentrie
! dancing and her imitation OF Lottle Collins'
/ the singing of the Standard quartetle, the
| newsboy white face pickaninnies and the
| kilyani living pic ures deserve especial
mention; the latter, however. should not
be certified to as they are, fer Herr kll-
yani is dead.
The audience was slow to awaken last
| evening. 1t applauded everything in sight,
! however, after the newsboy chorus IN the
second act. and kept the performance run
ming as a result until some twenty minutes
past l o'clock.
In conclusion, the burlesque is Spanish
and American, Madrid and New York fur
nishing all of the scenes and incidents.
The discovery by Christopher Columbus OF
this land of ours is sought 10 be COM
memorated in a style which might aptly
be described as being rich, rare and
Rcely
The Living Pictures, which it has taken
two years to travel from New York to Los
Angeles, are pretty and in their way tri-
umphs OF art .
The opening act discloses the palace of
Ferdinand and Isabella. The second act
brings into view Madison Square, New
YORK, and the third and last act returns
the audience to Madrid, the first scene
showing the. queen doing the mousse
Washing and the second being again
the throne room with Columbus returned
from his voyage. In the general commend
alton of the performance some OF the Wit
ticisms might be excepted. Albeit they
may be really of the vintage OF 1872.
1t runs all week, with matnees on New
Years day and Saturday.
The audience last night filled the theater'
both upstairs and down, nearly all CT the
box and loge seats being occupied.
Z y y
BuRBANK-From Sire to Son, or In the
Shadow of Shasta, drew good house al
the Burbank last night. The play Is one
of most intricate plot and IS interesting
even to the minutest detail. The first ac
opens in Yuba-the Yuba of thirty years
ago. Alfred Armitage of the "blue blood
of old Virginia." is geutlemanly gambler
under the assumed name OF Oakley. M
wife, daughter of the CAROLS OF carroll
ton, had eloped when but girl ~:;h vi
lain who fed 10 the mines with stsr girl
where he abused her shauefxRy ant
where he was killed ny Arm, .oys 70. ms
villianous conduct. Armtage a. ~-'erl thu
girl soon after the villains des'n. Two
years later their infant daughter was place.
In a convent in San Francisco. Ate
sixteen years of gambling among the
miners, Armitage resolved to quit his
aimless life. The first act o
the play begins at this period. The even
ing previous to the day set for their de
pariure both Armitage and his wife arr
, shot and seriously wounded by iona
Hardy, an old gambling partner of ATmi
tages and an admirer of his vile. I'M
wife dies Armitage is seized with q mala
. DIV transmitted from sire to Son. and i
, unable to speak, while his wounds proven
his writing a statement OF the Tragedy
Hardy SEXES Armitage's valuables, includ
ing papers concerning the daughter IN TN
convent, and securities OF great value
Before the recovery of Armtage, Hard.
personates Armirage, takes the daughte
from the convent, goes with her to Mary
land, where he secures a large legacy lef
to the dau shter by her grandfather, ant
sails with the daughter to Europe.
Upon the recovery of Armitage he learn
of the villainy of Hardy and begins sys
tematic search for him and his vlctim; bl
he comes near being hung for the kilin
of his wife, because of the zeal OF the post
master and station agent at 4uba, VINO !
anxious to conceal his own crimes by pos
ing as the leader of the lynching party.
In the search Armitage is ACCOMPANY
by his old friend, the sheriff of 4ub
county. Together they range over Europe
and at last find Hardy and his pretende
daughter in Venice, where, after severe
!, cunning attempts to escape, the villain
taken and is placed in the tender care {
the sheriff from Yuba.