The herald., 1895-11-26
AT THE THEATERS

promised by packing The house full It
overlooking. Hardly good seat was to
be had at the opening OF the doors and by
S o'clock 1t was standing room only. Tn,
dill opcus with the Orion trio who dc
some clever acrobatic feats. but thsii
songs and monologues were weak. Their
follows Ida Howell, who sings some
songs that, while they are not 'Frenchy.
are certainly up - date. Miss Howell will
never make great singer. but she has q
snap and vivacious way with all she does
that makes everything so with 4
| vim that catches the audience from the
orchestra TO the gallery. Williams and
! Walker are as clever a black face team as
have ever appeared at the Orpheum.
their Jokes are fresh and Walker has
a mouth which he mauipulates at
times IN way to bring down the house.
They do some very swift buck and win
dancing and an altogether livey turn.
Miss Lillian Smith, Judging from Der
work last night, has good grounds on
| which to build her claim as the cham
! pon lady rifle sh ot. She made some re-
marka ole shots, hol ling the rifle in al
sorts OF positions. Her shooting shou ID
| nNNio NN NuC htttHtlc4i "a tNClg g
| Topach and Steel did a clever turn. in
| which one appears as Grover Cleveland
and the other as Ben Harrison. Their
makeup was very good. though, OF
! course, a little overdone as IN ght be ex-
| pected, but they worked in lot OF very
| funny sayings and rspaltee in which they
some clever political hits, and it
would be hard 10 tell which got the
better of the tilt. The funniest part of
then act is where they introduce live
| pig which they quiet by feeding it, pre-
sumably, political pap.
The sensation OF the evening, as the APP
rearanoe OF the Leigh sisters. The audi
ence were evidently there to see the bare
legged dane ers, and could barnly restrain
their i'm patience while the calcium lights
we're being adjusted. Wheiber by acct
dent or design tue light first flashed over
tle audience much to the discomfort OF
the bald heads in front and to the merri-
ment of the balcony.
The curtain rises and a big white silk
um brela Is discovered opened at the CEN
ter OF the stage. 1t soon l;f;s and two
pretty, shapely bare legs are displayed.
| that soon catch the rythn of the music
and a neat little dance is executed. The
audience gets intensely interested, when
| of sudden two other legs equally shape
| ly, pretty and hare, drop to view without
! ever suggesting whence they came. They
are heavenly in shape but decidedly
earthly in the things they do. short
dance with the four bare legs in full view
and the umbrella turns and the two
Leigh Sisters are in full view. Then
! they execute some exceedingly clever
| high Kicking, splits, bandsprinEs and
! turns. Aside from tina novelty OF the
act being one with the legs barred from
the thighs down, it is very clever as a
| high kick AMI dance. Pink toes and the
movement OF the muscles at the cali and
| ankle demonstrate that there is no Ques-
| ton OF the baroness ii the leg. 1t is known
as tho TTilby dance, bur is Trilby only
as far as the legs and feet are concerned;
for Trilby posed all naturel.
! The four Lassards do very neat act
which they call fun i'll a country school.
Miss Lassard brings down the house with
her comical makeup. and particularly at
| the time when her curls sta.id on end.
Her three brothers, as her pupils, do
sumo very funny acrobatlc feats, and al
together their act is one Of the best on
! bill made up OF strong acts. There
| is no question as to the drawing qualities
OF the Orpheum this week.
Burbank Theater.-The versatile Fraw-
ley company's initial performance of The
lilt drew good house last night at the
! Burbank. The Jilt Is one of the most
| pleasing of the many Irish comedies
| written by Boucicault. and the manue r
/ in which 1t was produced last night was
! one of the very few evidences necessary
! to prove TO Los Angeles audience that
| the frswley company is at home in al
most any style of drama, from The light
! cSt, merrlest comedy to the most casual
! lstic tragedy. The r, cling scene in the
! fourth act was made highly realistic by
the introduction of 4 pair of real racers.
substitution of bliss Phyllis, who come s
! in winner amid the widest cheers. is a
| bit OF wholesome realism that does not
| have the earmarks OF most social d
realistic acting Mr.. Frawley, as Myles
| O'Hara, young Iris sportsman and
OF Irish wit. Miss Rowan, MS Lady Milf
cent the jilt, was charm;nely lovelorn.
Miss McAllster. as Mrs. Welter, the
! widow with some money, beautiful
daue liter and will OF her own, was MI
| lnimlt ,ble guardian. Miss Hope Ross
| ming Jockey and winning maiden. The
support was good thro ghout.
The Iilt will be given the entire week,
! with matinees Thursday and Saturday.
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Los Angeles Theater-Thc War of
! Wealth comes to the Los Angeles theater
next Wednesday evening with the prest
| lge OF great s.. ccesS achieved at the Cal
ifor,la theater and commended almost
| Tor It's genuine merit, splendid setting
and admirable acting. 1t is the second
great success written by the fortunate
| author of In Old Kentucky, and IT will
be given here upon a very elaborate scale.
| Two cars of special scenery are carried
and the company numbers fifty people.
| In it are Harry Lacy, A. s. Llpman,
| Ben Cotton and others as well known.
always get the best" quoth Lord
| Bacon-and as near as we can learn he
| practiced what he preached. Colon ell j..
| II. Haverly has always followed in the
| footsteps OF that renowned parsonage, as
| far az the organization of his minstrel
companies is concerned, for he has.
without doubt ALWAYS had the best and
| strictly the best class of artists with his
various amusement enterprises, hence
his wondrous success of which all the
world has heard. There is nos u IN Minstrel
performer Of any note but that has tray-
eled under the IGavery banner, and that
point alone is proof positive that the
Haverly entertainments have always been
the best; but TINT IS known by everyone,
and SO there is hardly anything that can
be said in praise Of this great com pany
beyond that 10 is up to ITS old STANDARD.
The Mastodons will be at tao Lus Ange
les tbeater for three nights and Wednes-
day matinee, commencing Monday, De.