The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-05
AT THE THEATERS
le Burbank-The Senator, the great

The BurbanK-The Senator, the great
American comedy which will be pre-
scented here by that delightful organiza-
ton, the Frawley conf any, at the Bur
bank theater next week. is the remarka-
BILE play that made Mr.. William H. Crane
famous and had three years run. The
plot of The Senator is based on the pas
sage through congress OF the celebrated
General Armstrong claim, and it Incl
dentaily presents one of the strongest
! pictures imaginable of social, political
and diplomatic life in our national capt.
tai. Tae General Armstrong, it will be
remem bered, was an American privateer
brig commanded by Captain Samuel c.
Reid. She entered the harbor of Fayal,
in the Azores, Portuguese possessions.
on the evening of the oath day of Sep
tenn Der, 1914, in quest of water. The next
evening a British fleet of tour vessels,
having on board several thousand men
destined for the reinforcement OF General
Buckingham, who was about to attack
the city of New Orleans, also entered the
harbor. That night the British, though
in neutral port, attempted to cut out
and capture the Armstrong, hut were re-
pulsed with great loss. The next day
they made another attack, and though in
doing 1t they lost nearly 800 men in killed
and wounded, they succeeded in causing
Captain Reid to abandon his vessel,
whose casualties only amounted to two
killed and seven wounded. The British
so long detained at Fayal, repairing and
refitting, that they did not reach New
Orleans until General Jackson had for
feited, and thus his victory there and the
salvation of the city was in a great meas
ure due to the defense of the Armstrong
by Captain Reid. Captain Reid claimed
damages against Portugal for the loss of
his vessel in Its harbor, but the claim,
though not at first admitted as just by
that power, was afterwards submitted
against Captain Reid's wishes to the ar
pitration of Louis Napoleon, and was by
him rejected. Then the congress of the
United States was asked to indemnify
Captain Reid s heir. The claim was be-
fore Iongess for over thirty years befvre
the action Of The Senator begins. How
1t Jared and the incidents thereunto con-
nected form the basis of the comedy.
There will positively be no devia ton
in the regular prices of admission at this
house. Seats are now on sale without
extra charge for reservations.
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Los Angeles Theater.-Ar last nights
performance of Phantasma. Miss Mattiller
Loeb received repeated encores in this
CleVer pTeSentIDont Inc HgnlS WulCn
give color to the living pictures are
handled in truly an artistic manner by
Prof. Sherman. The mechanical effects,
and particularly the precision in the
positions as reflected from an angle to
the refracting glasses are perfect. In the
specter bride, in which the bridegroom in
desperation runs the specter through and
through with his sword. the audience
would scarcely believe that the positions
OF the two participants were twenty-five
fest apart; such being the case. il is
therefore an artistic piece of work to
cause them to appear at arms distance
on the STAGE
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Los Angeles Theater.-One of the new
features for the Phantas:a enter tai nm ent
this afternoon and evening will be
whistling specially by the famous Miss
Paula Victorine, we'll known in Europe
and America.
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Orpheum-The usual Saturday matinee
will be given at the Orpheum this after
noon. big double bill is announced
for next week. the Widow O'Brien, a
three act farce comedy, being underlined,
in addition TO a new bill of specialties.
Seats for the week are now on sale.