The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-14
AT THE THEATERS

Los Angeles Theater. -The Bostonians
engagement is always looked forward to
by the music lovers of Los Angeles as the
event of the seanon, and as usual the Los
Ange les theater was filled to overfowing
las night by fashionable audience
gathered to witness the Initia! perform
snce of the company in Smith and De
ovens popular opera OF Robin Hood.
Standing room was a premium. En-.
thusiastic applause greeted all the old
favorites.
Most OF the voices are 60 we'll known as
to render criticism superfluous. Jessie
Bartlett Davis beautiful contralto was
never heard to better advantage as Allan
a Dale. o, Promise Me was encored to
the ecno. and as usual she sang with
great feeling. As singer and actress she
is equally charming. llelen Bertram as
Maiu Marian was very good to look at.
She has a fine soprano nut was suffering
from a terrible cold and so sang at great
disadvantage. The quartet in the second
act was very fine. Mr.. Barnabee in his
inimitable creation, Sheriff of Noting
ham, was the fun maker of the opera
and the appreciation of his work was
shown by the continuous applause.
The thinkers song in the second act was
calleo for our times. The responses to
the two last eneores were given in panto
mime. Mr. Barnabee has always been
great favorite with the Lu, Angeles pub.
lie, and Robin Hood would not be psr-
feet without him. Guy of Osborn was
taken by MIR. Lander and the character
we'll sustained.
George rockingham is very fine
comedian and as Friar Tuck he had full
scope for his talents. HIS exoommunica-
tion of the willy sheriff is unspeakably
funny. W. H. Macdonald, Little John.
was in good voice, and the song, Brown
October Ale, IN the second act was re-
ceived with meritsd encores.
As for Eugene Cowles, his Will Scarlet
has won MIN WIDE reputation, and the
magnificent voice was never more perfect.
The Jailors' Song. the first of the second
act, was we'll rendered. but the master
piece of the evening was the A rfnourer's
fairly carried away, and Mr.. Cowles re-
ceived an anvil in white chIysanths-
NUNS, and a hammer of vioets.
jose phne Bartlett takes the ungrateful
part OF Dame burden with great spirit,
and her voice is as pleasing as ever.
Harold Blake has fine voice but is lack
ing in expression. Miss Alice Nelson
very pretty and spiRhtly. The chorus
shows careful training and conscientious
work. The girls are unusually pretty
and charming: as whole. The first night
of the opera was a great success. Ihs
public is on tiptoe of expectation for the
and the only regret we hear expressed is
that the Bostonians stay with us no
longer.
Orpheum.-The Gotham City quartette
upon the completion OF their tn .agement
here, will go direct to LONDON, where they
are billed as the star attraction at the
famous Empire theater for the holiday
pantomimes. The Empire is the most
widely known vaudeiIie theater in the
world, and employs only the most tai
ented performers. After com plotting their
engagement at this Empire, the Gotham
CITY quartet will make an extended tour
of Europe. This fact alone should DEM
onstrate the ability of this widely known
team. 1t is hoped that they will make
as big hit in London as they have this
week at the Orpheum. The engagement
OF such attractions is only in keeping
with the policy of the management of
this attractive vaudeville house of South
ern California. Mr.sand Mrs. Bates are
meeting with marked success in their
varied repertoire OF songs and cornet
solos and duets. TIE Brothers Schrude
are receiving marked attention from
the athletes of this city. Their feats are
looked upon as among the most remark
able ever seen here. John Higgins, by
his long distance, high and trick jun ps,
has won him self the soubriGuet of the
English greyhound" Marlin and PUNK
EFT have demonstrated their versatility as
black-face artists in humorous songs
witty dialogue and banjo artists. Their
laughing songs is almost inimitable.
Zanz.c produces a new string of tricks
in legeruem ain, and which, by the way,
are the best he has vet shown and to the
interest in which he materially adds tv
explaining how the tricks are done.
Harry Steele, the trick roller skater.
makes some tumble that are yefy funny
to all but Mr.. Steele.
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