The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-12
AT THE THEATERs

performance at the Los Angeles theater
last evening, but they made up IN ap.
probation what they lacked IN nun bers.
The leader OF the company, Joe Cawthorn,
is inimitable in his clever Interpretation
OF the character of Fritz Geyser. clerk
in q Bowery store, whose uncle, "the
murder o. his ladders brndder,' left him
seven millions with an Injunction to give
nothing to the poor. Damn the poor.
Not only does Mr.. Cawthorii shine as a
comedian. but his musical performances
on the concertina ana penny whistle
were simply wonderful. The former in.
str1ment, which, in the bands of most
performers, is one OF torture, was in his
an absolute treat to all music lovers.
Airs from Irovatore and Dixie with
variations. were specially fine and were
greeted with great applause. His solilo-
quies were interrupted with roars of
laughter and were rcplete with witt
cisms.
extremely clever in her various songs and
dances. Paradise Alley was perhaps her
best selection, but her acting and singing
throughout wers spirited, Mrs. Sniffies
(Annie WOODY the English land lady Of
the Cranxs' Paradise, was most am using
in her unaspirated transports over the
advent of the Lord" Jack e. Mac
tone but was much hampered by a poor
acoompanim rent in mis- song, 90 mrades.
The play is slight but serves as We
nicle for catchy songs and dances. and
the company as whole Is good one.
With the return of the Bostonians to
Los Angeles, music lovers RAY be said
to enjoy an opportunity Of hearing light
opera presented as no similar oreaniza-
ton at the present time gives 1t. This
favorte company will b,gin on Wednes.
day evening at the Los Angeles theater
wi Ii De Koven and Smiths ROBIN H ooh,
and IL the temper of the public is midi
Gated in the eagarness with which it has
besieged the box Office the past fsw days
for .he purpose of booking seats, it is
evident that both artists and opera will
be welcomed with effusive warm tn.
There is an excellent reason for the re-
gard with which this Goterio of sin ers
labored wortbily in the light opera field.
and have chung to the proper idea of
music with commendable pertinacity,
and as the company is equipped today,
il stands foremost among organizations OF
its class. Robin Hood at it's original
production was described in these col
umns as wholesome innovation in the
fiimsy, Powered operate field. 1t has
gracefully taken up the banner Tor an
incursion into brixher realm of ro-
nance, where fun and frolia can never
be construed as burlesque, and fiction
plays higher part than realistic fact n
clownish appeals TO gronndlings. In
fact, it is one OF those operas thai Time
cannct wither nor custom stale" Apro-
pos of Prince Ananias, which will be
sung Thursday and Saturday nights, it
is enough to say thatit has made de-
cided impression everywhere.
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the Burbank-One great reason for
thesuccess of the Frawley company is the
excellent choice OF the plays. Dramas OF
little merit have succseded by means OF
some sensational tricks, but here in Los
Angeles people almost refuse to patroniZe
company unless its play is meritorious.
SO far since the sojourn of the Frawiey
company here nothing has been produc ed
except the works OF talented playwright
Last evening for the first time In Los An
aeles Ouida's Moths was given To good
sized audience, notwithstanding the in
clemency OF the weather.. AT one time
the pictures that Ouida drew Of the world
of society were considered unreal and
even imm oral, but now Ouida is, seem
ingly, quite In the fashion. Eavn the
lowliest, after seeing Moths. hould be
contented with his lot. The play illus
trates so.called very high society where
but few persons are admitted who do
n OF bear title. The people who come be-
fore the auditors have done nothing dur
ing their lives but smoke perfumed Gig
atettss, think OF some new dissipation,
look beautiful. assume blase languid air
and all in love once year and oftener.
1t IS by no means easy as 1t m ie ut seem
for actors 10 portray these butterflies
fitting about for pleasure. As to the cast
Maclyn Arbuckle as Prince Zoroff is at
home in the part and does bit of excel
lent acting. Daniel Frawley in the roln
of Lord Jura does fairly we'll, but has
been seen to better advantage. Wilson
Enos as Raphael De Correze as usual as
conscientious and played in good taste.
He Is competent actor and inSarait Y
gives good rendition of q part that a..
assumes. George W. Leslie was effect Q
and save good piece of characterizatio Z.
Miss Lansing Ronan as Vera achiey d
q success. The Iit1icult character she as :
sumes enables her to give an excellent
i'm ersonati n of her part. the lad has
splendid stage presence and posse SIS
more than the usual amount of ablI.,.
Miss Belle Archer as Jeanne made the
oest of the part and is equal TO the r.
quirements of the character. NJ So
Blanche Bates scored another success and
once more demonstrated the fact that she
is equal to undertaking difficult role.
She was as charming as ever last evening.
Altogether tho performance was m Jst
craditably presented and the piece prom
Uses to be one Of the most successful gwen
ny the company. ~
The piece is we'll staged and much at
tention has been given to details. The
scene in the first and second acts is espe-
cully good. Manager Cooper deserves
much praise for the appropriate and
beautiful stage settings.
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The Orpheum--The bill presented last
night was the strongest seen at this no use
in several weeks. The added strength
lies in the advent of they Gotham City
quartet, the Bates and the return of Zan-
zic-these with the holdovers of last
week. which include NARROW and Plank
EFT, the Bros. Schroeder and John Hig-
gins make a strong bill.S%
Zsnzio opens the bill swith some ew
tricks in leaerdemain, which he makes
thu more interesting by afterwards ex-
planning how thew are done. His trick
with the hat borrowed from someone in
the audience caught we'll and was more
clever in execution than most such
tricks. Marlow and Plunkett, bsnjoists
aud parodists, sang new songs and cracked
old jokes in new shells. The particular
City quartet, who form com bination
seldom found in suoh-that of being bo
good singers and excellent comedians.
They were recalled again and again, and
promise to make as big hit here as in
San Francisco, where their engagement
was extended from week to week.
Ths weakest act on the hill was that of
Harry Steele, the Skating comedian. The
Bates, vocalists and cornetists, were
success and received several encores.
They were particularly good in q corpet