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Mertsns, W no
occupies prominent position with the
company, while 5. Dudley Is another
versatile singer.
William H. Hamilton il the basso and
William Schuster the blsso cantanta.
Next to the selection OF principals the
most important eature is the orchestra.
In this respect the company ia said to be
particularly fortunate. Manager Pratt
has surrounded his company with a
chorus of 80 voices. with costume. arm
orial and scenic accessories OF the high
eat artistic character. Indeed, neither
pains nor expense have been spared to
render the tour of this splendid organ
ization across the continent the most
notable event of the character in the
history OF the lyric stage The success
which has attended Manager Prats's
efforts TINS far this season are presage
of still greater triumphs in the west.
The sale of coats for the Los Angeles
engagement will commence at the the
alter at 8 O'Clock Wednesday morning.
The repertoire il as follows:
Monday. Rigoletto; Tuesday, II Trava-
tore; Wednesday matinee, Bohemian
Girl; Wednesday night, Cavallieria Rust,
icana and l Pagliani; Thursday, Car
men; Friday, Faust; Saturday matinee,
Martha, and Saturday night, Tam
hauser.
Tha L Jeffreys Lewis ia herself again was
fully demonstrated at the Burbank thea
ter Last week. La Belle Russo packed
the theater every night and deservedly
so. 40 it was we'll played by tho star and
company. Tonight and during the week
Miss Lewis will be seen in her masters
piece, ForGet Me Not.
1t is with this play that she has be-
come 80 strongly identified that her ad-
mirrors seem to never tire OF seeing her
in the role, Tuey contend that hsr
impsrsonaton of tsphenie do Mohri-
vart alone ehould entitle her TO rank
among the great actresses. It 10 the
character with which she is most tamil
Jar that she loves the best, and that ie
better adapted than any other for the
range of her genius. She PLAYS it with
her old time vigor and makes Forget Ne
Not as interesting as ever. The crafty
and designing adventuress, who had
gambling hell, and whose am oitions
were finally concentrated in an attempt
to secure social recognition in Romo. 10
not very cheerful or inspiring person-
age to contemplate, bnt the striking
realism with which Jefffeys Lswis i'm
pereonates the woman, 10 at once i'm :
pressive and thrilling The dialogue 10
spirited and witty and permits tina Lead
ing woman to give variety OF ehadea OF
passion that il fascinating. At one
moment she ia triumphant and euda-
cious, and in another she bscomes .
cringing supplicaut. She is at all times
vivaclous, and her repartee is OF the
keen-sdge variety. Her every move
msnt hns the true ring, AID nothing is
lost in exDre5sion by poss gesture or
facial contortion. No gc.rsal in sim liar
roles succeeds SO we'll in investing VIC
ious life with euch interest and such
excusing phases esto corn nand for them
something moro than comm 4e:atinn
and forgiveness on he part OF the audi
ence. Jeffreys Lswis is Il genius on he
atage, an artste in line OF specially
really without a successful rival. Sac
will produce Forgst Me Not at the Boz
, bank during the entire week, with q
matinee on Saturday.
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Mr. George KEENAN, is one of the most
entertaining speakers now On the lecture
platform. A vein of dry humor runs
through his Lectures. and !ia audiences
enjoy many heariY laugh at his faint
con,eite and his comirsi com meuts on
what he sess; then they are brought up
by biz of pathos or soma wonderfully
vivid and realistic word pain ting. He
has been Hecured for two lectures in this
city, to be given at Unity church Thurs.
day and Friday evenings, January "a
and IS
One OF his lectures will be- his new
enc, eaid 70 be his best, on the Russian
Political Exiles, largely a recital Of the
parsonal experience OF types OF political
offenders, who have suffered under this
system. While differing in details. the
story OF injustice, wrong and suffer ing
endured by these unfortunate persons
are in the main the same. Hs desert 0es
wildly the people, their customs the
scsnery and vegetation. AMI touc hing
incidentally upon the conditions OF the
forwarding prisons, leads the audience
through the whole length and breadth
OF Siberia. He gives his hearers an
Insight into the city of Tiurnen and it's
forwarding prison, and carries them
along to the arid deserts known rs the
Kirghis steppes, to the south OF that
city. in the direction OF Turkestan.
At Senipalstinsk, Il town near the
Altal mountains. he steps long enough
to show tins audience how he met the
first colony OF political exiles. and then
takes them to Tomsk. Krasnoyarsk. Ir
kutsk aud the Transbsikal. Great in
terest is added to this lecture by the
recent events in Russia. Mr.. KEENAN,
does not fail to refer to them.
The othsr lecture will probably be
Camp Life in Siberia, or Advsnurss in
Arctic Aiia, whiah is bright and taking
from beginning to end Reserved ssats
will be on sale at the A. W. Barry
Stationery company, l20 South Spring
street, on and after January 18th.
Special tickets already purch ased can
be exchanged for reserved seats without
extra charge.
One OF tho best drawing attractions in
the east at the present time is the clever
little artists In ths Brownie aud Fairy
land. unique bat successful opsretta
by Palmer Cox, thu father OF the
Brownie bani. The music is by Mr..
Malcolm Douglas and ia very catchy.
CAREFUL attention has been given ITO Ell
fectlve costuming and scenic effects. In
this production are introd uoed all the
we'll known favorites, and you will be