The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-28
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LOS ANGELES THEATER-Like
Saints ana Sin ners, Sir Arthur Jones'
play of Judah is richest in material for
and the interest centers most in, the male
lead, yet the people who braved the
weather last evening to see Marie Bur-
roughs and her company in the latter
play would have felt themselves repaid
Tor the effort had Judah Lew
ellyn been played by much less
master of the part than
is John Kelland. Miss Burroughs looks
and acts all there is to Vasleti Detluc,
though that is not saying too much for
either the actress or the role. 1t is a nee
essary role in the play. OF course, and one
that must not be handled by an incapable
woman. 1t is not part that every actress
would essay or could present with credit,
and it proves power Of adaptabihty in
Miss Burroughs to render it as she did
last night, and she had already done once
before in this city.
OF Mr.. Kellerds presentation of the
young Welsh Presbyterian minister-a
daring soul dashed by consoience"-it
would be difficult to speak in terms more
laudatory than he deserves. Necessarily
you must credit man who plays Judah
as Kellerd plays it with at least the power
to feel all the loftiness, all the moral rec
tisude, all the nobleness of soul that his
acting portrays. For the time being, at
least, the man who faithfully presents
Judah must be all that Judah Island
in his methods, and therefore sincere.
He reaches the height of dramatic ex-
pressions with Quietness and dignity
unknown to the ranters of the old school.
kellerd's Judah is a masterpiece.
Miss Burroughs support is very good
mall respects-or 1T appeared so, at least,
last highland there were some difficult
parts rendered with much credit. Harry
ST. Maur as the father of Vasleti and the
Wizard of the East, was very clever. 1t
was touch of disconnected by the gal
lery, but yet touch-to make a single
hand as though taking trick rabbit out
of his high hat, when Professor Jopp
confronts him with the evidences of his
fraud. Miss Marion Abbot and Theodore
Brown, as Sophie Jopp and Ju1on Prall
did their difficult work very well indeed,
or would have done so had there not been
a brief ellipsis in their part Of the second
act, occasioned by hardness on the part
OF the prompter to supply the forgotten
lines. However, both were very amusing,
and the audience appreciated them i'm
mensely.
Massen, had but little to do as the Earl of
Asgarby, but he did that little well, and
looked all that an English nobleman
ought to be. Lady Eva, his daughter
as played by Miss Eleanor Perry, was
good bit of acting. 1t does not take
great company to successfully present one
of Henry Arthur Jones' plays, but the
one that presented Judah last night at
the Los Angeles Theater seemed to be in
every way equal to the arduous task of
presenting SO good play in manner to
do full credit to the work of the dramatist
ORPHEUM - A strong company of
vaudeville stars holds the boards at the
Orpheum this week. Les Quatre Diez, the
famous quartette copur chic. have made
pronounced hit in their songs and char
after changes, and all the other new peo-
pie, including Adele Purvis Onri, the
slack-wire artistic, .iugggler and serpentne
dancer, who performs on the running
globe, Magee and Crimmins, in the
tramp, and the Professor and Signor
Giovanni's wonderful educated cockatoos
have won high favor with their clever
specialaies. Delaur and Debrimont, the
French duetists. La Regaloncita and sis
ters and Lillian Mason continue to please
the audiences with their singing and
dancing.n