The herald., 1895-03-30
ADJUSTMENTS

LOS ANGELES THEATER-The Prof.
lgate drew large house last night, and
Miss Burroughs and her clever company
did the best with it that can be done.
1t just misses being great play. The
vital principle upon which it is founded
will bear representations in many keys,
| and countless combinations may be made
| of the chords and discords which bear
upon it, without wearing it threadbare !;
bat it is little disappointing that a man
of Mr.. Pinero's accom- plishments as a
playwright should tire at various OF the
situations so tritely and allow the emo
tional to merge into the melodramatica
in places.
The lines, many OF them, are noble, /;
some are brilliant, and most of the senti-
ments are very beautiful; but tendency
to mawkishness robs one or two scenes of
their greatest strength.
The climax at the end of the third act
is magnificently worked up. when the
hair is severed that suspended the sword
OF Damocles over the young husbands
head, and it falls, cleaving not only him.
but his wife as well.
Miss Burroughs as the innocent young
wife was as charming, magnetic and
beautiful as she always is
Her acting of the part was genuine.
easy and well sustained, and she was
most happy in the delineation of trusting
devotion, absorbing love, and heroic
womanliness.
As Janet Pierce. Miss Eleanor Perry
had pitifully ungrateful role to fill, but
she accomplished her purpose with such
success that there were mmany audible
sobs in the audience-and they were not
all from women, either.
Miss Kate Lester played the part Of the
Worldly Woman with zest and genial
sh ha w Si INN "a
of the real article; and in the part OF her
daughter Miss Marion Abbott was also
natural and worldly
OF the men in the cast Mr.. Massen
easily carries the honors. His Hugh
Murray is a most finished piece of acting,
manly, noble. generous, self-sacrificing
and as unusual as such exalted characters
are IN real life.
Except for slight tendency to overdo
in the more emotional scenes, Mr.. Kel
lerd's Dunstan Renshaw is also fine
piece OF work; and Mr.. Brown as the
young enthusiastic brother Wilfred Brud-
enell was capital. The rest of the com
pany is capable. the stage appointm ents
goou and the ladies' gowns were all hand
some and becoming.
The Prot, gate is Il strong play.
1t teaches lesson that cannot be
taught 700 often even though it will prob
ably always be unavailing, and it will be
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again this evening. The cast follows:
Lord Dangars, ,...........Mr. Harry Saint Maur
nnhstan kenshaw. Mr. John E Kellerd
Mr., Cheal. l......,..... 49,. Mr.. II. A. Bar oot
Hugh Murray. ... Mr. Louis MAS, en-
Wifred Brud nell. Mr. Theodore NJ. Brown
Mr Mt EPhSreh' s.........-.'.... Mr Jonn HOWes
Weaver .,.............. mir. W: H. Wilats
Mrs. S'onehay. :..........-.... Miss Kate Lester
Irene. her laughter ....... Miss Marion A Abbott |
Janet Pr ece. ce............... Miss Eleanor Perry !
Priscilla ..................M Miss kstel e Glenn |
Leslie Brud, nell .. Miss Marie Burroughs
4 4 <
ORPHEUM-A special matinee for la
dies and children will be given by the |
clever vaudeville company at the Orpheum |
this afternoon. Signor Giovannis edu- |
Gated cockatoos are to appear in their
wonderful tricks, and will afford enter
tainment to grown people as well as
to the children. The graceful |
little fairy-like dancers, La Res aoncita
and sisters, close their engagement Sun
lay night so that but few Opportunities
)f seeing them remain. Delaur and
Debrimont, Les Quartre Diezs. Adele Pur-
1is Onr:, Lillian Mason, Magee and Grim
Minis will all appear at the performance
his afternoon in their clever songs and
,pppioltiaS