The herald., 1895-12-08

the cutsst Of the cute. Alright is always
the favorite of the ladies and the GILL
drsn. the Ammons-Clerise troupe re-
mains another week. Their musical abil-
ity ~ beyond question; the things they
do With the violin, mandolin. guitar.
harp and out harp are delightful. They
will Introduce new songs, dancing and
comedy. making strong combination.
The women of the trio are pretty and
graceful, and are both fine violinlsts.
Clifford and HUH remain another
week. The negro limitations by Miss
HUH are Of a.quality seldom, ii eyer
sesn off the old-time plantations. Hav'
ing. once seen her clever work one can
understand why she has received the al,
most unstinted praise OF the eastern
press. Equally good is the work q q
Billy Clifford as the ''Chollie boy"
Incidentally Mr.. Clifford does few
Tho verdict of those who saw Cliff
! ford and HUH last week was that
thoy are the oleverest people in
their line ever seen here. They Will ap..
pear nightly and at the Saturday and
Sunday maiinees.
Los Angeles Theatcr-Tne deft an d in
comprehensible Hermann will take low
ers OF genuine amusement on tour to
magic land next Thusrday, Friday and
bHtuiOny Ai6hto oAtSl hoOht
and will exhibit his latest fsats Of mex
plainable Inn possiblities and bewildering
marvels. With his every appearance
Hermann has always brought fresh
wonders to astonish and enjoy until the
ater.goers now look ahead to his coming
with the question as to what surprises
this mystlfying man has in store for
them.
Hermann prides himself in his present
program of SURPRISING all bis previous
efforts, for besides his own feats with his
marvellous hands which only Hermann
can perform, he has ella borated his pro-
gram with what are called magic novel
lies. These illusions contain srectacu lar
effects, special mechanical and scenic de-
vices. Hermann has named these new
msgi-novelties The Artists Dream, The
Asiatic Trunk Mystery. Trilby and the
Colum Dian Transformation
The Artists Dream is something new
called q magi-comedy and Is q spectacu.
lar little play which Hermann Uses to
perform feat in magic. The actors are
Hermann In the part OF Mephisto,
Madame Hermann in a piquant costume
of a handsome youth, cunning little
woman as the artists sweetheart and an
Irish character artist. The presen ia ton
is particularly elaborate, Introducing
novel electrical effects and special seem
cry ana spectacular embellishments. The
idylio story 1t tells is that OF a young
artist Who has painted the picutre of q
beautiful girl from Imagination and has
fallen IN love with his work. As he is
placing the finishing touches ON the OBJ.
ject of his alteration a storm il heard
without with lightning flashes and thnn-
der peals and in the midst of it, Mephisto
suddenly and miraculously appears from
the burning hearth. simultaneously
with his appearance, the eyes of an owls
figure over the hearth glow with fire and
SKULL of death is iilumincd giving
weird atmosphere for the marvel that is
to follow. Msphisto makes q few passes
before the picture and behold, a miracle
has taken place. The inanimate canvas
has become it's counterpart in flesh and
blood.d The new young woman beckons
to the youthful artist and ne leads her
from the frame and just as thsy are about
TO fly from the place, the toll of bells IS
heard, the storm awakens and with a
sardonic laugh, Mephisto forces the little
woman to become mere painting again
and vanishes IN foud of fire while the
artist falls to the floor in despair. Her
mann's latest aud greatest sensation,
Trilby, will be seen here for the first
time.
The As1atic Trunk Mystery, Hermann 5
most scientific and mystifyjng exploit, is
named an orients. marvel and the Column
bian TRANSFORMATION is national phe-
nomena. His categorical aquatic WON
der, The Spray of Life, will also br given
here for the first time, representation
of dissolving living pictures and the
grand effect Of prismatic f,untain.
A feature of the performance IS tic
spectacular dance creations OF Madame