The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-17
AT THE THEATERS

| Los Angeles Theater-Picturs a de-
| lightful summer afternoon. The hour
near shutdown. The most gentle OF zeph-
yrs slightly disturbs the calm. Later the
zephyrs become breezes which soon de.
! velop in leo currents, ouunter-currents, and
little whirlwinds. which at first ampse,
but as the scoming storm gathers force
develop greater power. until at last the
storm breaks in its fury. sweeping all
before it. Within three hours the storm
has passed, but the memory OF those
three hours liEgers with one for years.
Cell to mind, if you can. such an in
stance. Can you? Then you know what
sort of play is The Magistrate, pre-
scented last night by Miss Rose Coghlan,
l.. r. Stockwell and their most proficient
company. The story has to do with
widow, who, after a short courtship, mar
ries again. There is nothing out the
ordinarily in this Of itself, but the widow
is 80 years of age, and she represents her
self as but 81 neither il there anyt hing
out of the ordinary in that, but she has
son 10 years of age, and in the consist
ency of things she has to chop five years
of 10 as school boy of IA, which is out
of the ordinary and leads to no cad of
complications.
The godfather of the boy returns from
India, where he has been stationed for
years. and at about the same time that
the boys young aunt calls for the first
time upon her sister after her second
marriage.
The mother tries to see the colonel be-
fore he meets Mr.. Posket, the husband
in order to pledge him 10 secrecy as to
the sons age. Meantime the boy leads
his stepfather to go out for night while
the mother is supposed to be visiting
lex relative, but in reality she has gone
to find the colonel from Bengal. Curl
oIsly enough she finds the coionel at the
same hotel where her husband and son
are secretly occupying private dining
room. The hotel is raided, but the hus-
band, who is also police magistrate, and
the son escape, but the other party are
arrested. Next morning the magistrate
unwittingly entences his wife and her
friends to Jail. Later explanations are
in order and all goes we'll.
Miss Rose Coghlan as Agatha Posket.
the widow who chopped five years off
her age and incidentally off that of her
sons rs we'll, when she married Mr.. Pos
ket, Is most charming actress. Her
stage presence is attractive and before a
dozen lines have fallen from her lips she
captivates the audience, who in turn
fingers over her every word every action
and in sympathy try to solve the climaxes
which are known must follow her inno-
cent entanglements. Miss Coghlan in
her particular line has few. rivals.
Miss Margaret Craven as Charlotte,
Agatha's sister, was quite as charming
in her way as Miss Coghlan. She Is more
than fair to look upon and thoroughly
captivating as the young maiden whose
betrothed has broken the engagement
to again renew. Miss Lytton ms Beatie
Tomlinson and Miss Ada Levick as Pop
ham. both in love with Agatha's son,
made the most of their parts.
1t would be impossible to see and hear
l.. r. Stockwell as Mr.. Poskett and not
to which page thereof that he stepped
from r1atters not. Every move, every
gesture of t. r. Stockw is that of
polished comedian. He has thorough
appreciation of what there is in life TO
amuse in a natural refined way. AS o
the step-son at a game of cards which he
is willing to believe is called 'fre-crack-
ers," he is simply immense.
Mr.. George W. Ryan as Cis + arlington,
the 19-year-old boy with 21-year-old in
stincts, but masquerading in 14-year- old
clothes, Inspired no end of Tirth and
was mora than success. MIR. Edward
Hayes as Colonel Lukin from Bengal did
some clever artistic work, while Mr..
William Marsden as the proprietor of
Hotel des Princes did good work which
tended to bring to the front what would
1,-,.g l. H. Il i I
part. Mr.. Brigham Royce as Mr.. Bullamy
was good. so was Mr.. Charles Bates as
Captain Horace Yale. The smaller parts
were we'll placed. Tho Magistrate will
bs repeated tonight. but gives way to
Masks and Faces Friday night. To
miss seeing these comedians is to miss 4
rare treat. A. j. NJ.
The Burbank-All the Comforts of
Home drew full house last night which
has oeen the rule at every performances of
the Frawley company since their advent
here. The play gives the large audiences
plenty of cause for laughter all through
the evening. All the mem bers of the ex-
cellent company enter thoroughly into
the racy spirit of Gillette's farce comedy.
Mr.. Frawley is giving breezy and nat
ural impersoDation OF Alfred Hastings, the
young man who raises the wind BIZ turn.
ing his uncls's residence into lodging
mousse. Inc part OF ION mellow, tho
henchman of the undertaking. is being
capitally acted by George W. Leslie.
Mr.. II. D. Blakemore gives an excellent
Interpretation of the part of Theodore
Bender, the frivilous retired produce Iner-
chant, who had dreamed all his life of
knowing an actress, and Miss Phosa Nc
Alllster, as his strong minded vile,
awakes the sympath;es of every m an in
the audience for her downtrodden hus-
band. Miss Belle Archer easily carries
off tho honors of the evening. She is