The herald., 1895-02-19
AT THE THEATERs

The Orpheum. very entertaining
people are on at this house for the week.
Last night the place was packed and the
generous applause accorded to the entire
collection proved that Messrs. Walter X
Petrich are appreciating the desires of
Los Angeles audiences.
The bill this week grows better as the
night grows older. Daley and Jordan,
parodists, are not bad and Stack and Mil
ton. bar experts, do some really wonderful
work Hilda Thomas is Il charming COM
edienne; she gives something new,
something quite original. Conway and
Leland are acrobatic monopedes-tha IS
10 saw they have but one leg each and
this fact, however sad it may seem, is
really the life of their act. Shy on legs as
they, are these two do clever acrobatlc
work and sandwich it with funny little
savings and doings. Harry Potter, the
eminent baritone, sings and the audience
waits to see the Eddy family. Wonderful
people these. Marvellous acrobatic feats
they do in correct evening dress and never
seem to even muss their clothes. 1t is the
hest bill the house has presented yet.
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Burbank Theater. Among the stock
company now playing at this theaterr
there is one member that ere long should
achieve national reputation as star,
tious ones now before the public. The
Young lady is May Nannary, and her con
ception of Ruth Hope, the suffering or
phan in Wages of Sin, is beautiful piece
OF acting. From the impuslve, careless
heiress to the sorrow stricken mother ana
criminal is wide range, that was PIC
tured with careful modulation, pleasing,
intense dramatic effect, and with an IN
telligence and grace that bespoke high
standard of dramatic intelligence. MI.
snow was careful and conscientious as
George Brand the curate. Mr.. Hallett
displayed q very neat piece OF acting as
Stephen Marler, and Mrs. Marshall was
particularly effective as Mrs. Bloggso.
The remainder of the support was accept
able, with slight sprinkling of excel
lence. The piece, as its title implies, is
a story of suffering, shame and sorrow,
and the situations in several instances are
highly effective and praiseworthy.
The audience was exceedingly apprecl-
ative and aside from repeated hearty en-
cores, gave the principals several curtain
calls. 1t must be said of the company
that their representations in this city,
and they have covered wide range, have
in all cases been highly creditable.
The Wages of Sin will be- given during
the entire week, with matinee on Wash
ington's Birthday.
Los Angeles Theater. The only attrac-
ton this week is the opera of King Solo
mon, rendered by the Royal Operetta
Company, late OF the Thalia Theater,
New York City. Mr.. Nearescon, the di-
rector and one of the managers OF this
company, is we'll known in the East as
the manager of the Hungarian Theater
and director of the musical entertain
ments given in the Hungarian village at
the Worlds Fair. The opera as given at
the Los Angeles Theater, opening, on
Thursday evening, will be presented in
its entirety with over eighty people in
the cast. The costuming and scenic eff
fects will be exceptionally complete. The
sale of seats opens on Wednesday evening.
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Jolly Nellie McHenry, with her Night
at the Circus comes to the Los Angeles
Theater week from Thursday for a short
engagement. Her cisco-farce comedy has
been great success. Miss McHenry APP
pears in the play as Mile. Electra, queen
Of the arena, and as such is surrounded
by all kinds of merry characters, such as
clowns, acrobats, gymnasts, equestrians,
and all such folks that 60 to make up
life beneath the white-domed tent.