The herald., 1895-06-04
ADJUSTMENTS

Sieetco tHe HIouuCtlpn OF tHo comio
opera. Iolanthe, last night at this thea
ter. OF W. S. Gilbert's brighM sparkling
verse and dialogue and cf Sir Arthur
Sullivan's harmonies little need be said.
Both are appreciated for term, as they
were twenty years ago when they were
presented as novelties. Without being
too critical. it may be said that the cast
was strong one. Its weakest points
were in the chJTuses the fairies and the
lords. dukes and earls. The six fairies
lacked confidence. ahd the result was
that their singing and the orchestra were
at times apart. The same may be said
of the chorus of nj en-, who not only
lacked confidence and suffered conse-
quently, but were awkward before the
footlghts. Rehearsals are good, dress
rehearsals are better and these the man
agement had not required, evidently
certainly not enough OF them.
Mrs. F. st. Gray, as queen OF the fair.
les, looked her part, acted her part and
sang 1t pleasantly. She possesses con,
tralto OF good quality and used it to good
advantage. Indeed It's quanty, though
nothing phenomenal. served to counter
act a perhaps too deficient action. Sire
phon, the Arcadian shepherd assumed
bv Miss Is. Holmes, was well pl esented.
Miss Holmes possesses a superb stage
presence and a good voice. With ii e,e
in her favor she was fun of easy. natural
and graceful action, which made hei
really excellent Strephon Miss F.. Gra-
ham, as Phyllis, the shepnerdcss and
ward in cha Gerry, was uaIr'c as piece
OF Dresden CANA. Almost u int in her
style. simple a. became shepherdes 4
she won the hearts of her audience with
Il charming and intellis mt assumption
OF part by no means easy. yet well be-
COMING her.
Mr.. +. r. Sullivan's Lord Chancellor
was clever piece of singing and acting.
Naturally not gifted with an extraordn-
arily good voice, he made most effective
use of what he possessed. This and "A
good conception of his part, and his
ability to make the best of funny situa-
tions. made him rarely acceptable Lord
Chancellor. His conceution of the part
its importance and h.. clever assimla-
ton OF the character left but little to ! c
desired. The Earl of Mountarat of Mr..
+. W. Huntley was n fine piece of work.
His baritone is rich. pure and resonant.
His enunciat on also was ain est a | that
could be desired. Added to these uis ap-
probation of his part aid thorough ease
made him a most welcome addit on to the
ensemble. Mr.. M. Manning's Earl Toll
leller was very good. He possesses a
;,ood tenor voice, and his abilities as Il
comedian and an evident adaptability to
that line of work caused very favorable
reception OF his part.
The Instrumentation showed that there
was an artist in Conductor Matthews,
who, by the way. is recently from New
y ork. and the city is to be congratulated
upon the acquisition. Madame Fabb'i |
Nit ler is direcGress is to be congratula,, d
upon the presentation as a whole. 1t was
performance that cannot be viewed
other than as cIeditable and it is unlor'
tunate that it could not be given for a
season rather than for one night.
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Orpheum.- "A house in which there was
ctanding room only was the record last
night at this popular theater. A big bill
OF attractive features was presented and
the character of the entertainment was
above the average. Tom Nawns laugh
able farce, An Irish Stew. was curtain
raiser and its funny situations and
bright dialogue made it winner ara
served to put the iargu auutnce i'll pr me
humor for what followed. The wonderful
equilibrist act OF Constant and Ida has
heen spoken of before IN these col mus.
and little need be added. The peri rn-
ance given by these artists is novel, al
together out of the ordinary and holds
close attention. Meyer Cohen's singing
is Jut of the common. He POSSE s,ss a
good baritone voice, but this is not all.
The effect given by darkened house ana
the subjects illustrated by stereopticon
are features that have not before been IN
troduced, and which from the applause
given last night are aprrec ,ated Will
II. Fox, in his original satlrical creation.
Paduwhiskic, is not nearly so ba as the
name elected for the act might indicate.
Indeed, Mr.. Fox is a musician OF ability,
and it is only because of his original.
fantastic and eccentric manner of rend'-
ton that it is cloudtd by such n name.
No matter. the audience last night ac-
cepted what he gave and aske for more.
Mr.. Fox is a whole show il nImsef and
will doubtless find repet ton of last
nights welcome at every performance in
which he will appear. Mons. Nizarras
does a wonderful ling act which appeals
with special force to the athletic portion
of the audience. George Felix, an aero
batic comedian. assisted by John J. Cain,
the singer does an extremely funny act
a series of them, rather. This is MIR.
Felix's first appearance in Los Angeles.
and those who wish to see Il really excru-
ciatingly funny acrobat will not fail to
see him. 1t is pleasure to be able 10
say that the entire bill is clean, whole
some and entertaining. y
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The Burba nk-The Actors Association
of America will give II matinee pr
formance at the Burbank theater on
Thursday afternoon ut 1:30. he pro.
gramme Is very extensive and includes
"a considerable number of vocal and IN
strumental selections. recitations. etc, as
we'll as the fourth act OF Captain Herne,
L. S. A. Nearly all # the vaudeville
artists who are now at the Orpheum or
who were lately favorites there. as we'll
as others. will appear. The program me
is very long and very select.
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The Burbank-Therc was another good
ouse last evening to witness Captain
Lcrne, u. S. A. The play ran smoother
than on its initial production. The seen
cry is prominent feature of the play.
Taken al together. it is superbly pre-
sented. There will be the uslIal matinee