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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


THE BURBANK-An enthusiastic
audience greeted the initial production
of the beautiful comedy drama, Kill
larney," at this theater last evening.
The play Killarney is delightful med
elements that make up Irish character,
and there is dainty thread of love
making woven into plot that is made
up of telling and melodramatic situa-
tions. 1t Is the sort of play that has
strong hold of interest for all parts
OF the house. and being a good Irish
play of course there is lots Of bright
sparkling humor and brimming meas
ure of rollicking music and songs of
sentiment.
The production Of this excellent play
by Mr.. Emmet Sheridan and his COM
pany was surprisingly good, and the
large audience frequently made the raf-
ters ring with the most vociferous and
enthusiastic approval of the worth and
realism of the representations from the
fair heroine to the deep dyed villain. Mr.
Sheridan as Allan Treacy made an ideal
young Irishman, full of love. fire and
music and fighting, with a neat bit of
humor peeping out betimes. Mr.. Sher-
idan is a most conscientious and SYM
pathetic actor, and his work last night
was up to his usual high standard. Miss
Josephine GosSman as Kitty Burke, the
heroine, played the role fully as accept
ably and as charmingly as Kate Emnet
did in the same part, which can be ac-
counted as high praise. Mr.. Robinson
as Felix Driscoll. the adventurer. Mr..
West as Martin Kavanaugh were also
surprisingly good as the genteel villains.
while Walter Goldie made hit as the
heavy villain. Dan Dooley. Willie Gill
bert as Paddy Dorman gave a most
unctious and characteristic presenta-
ton of rollicking old Irishman. Mr..
Fullerton as Captain DeminS played
the part in a manly and acceptab bic
manner, and Miss Mylar as Oma Kray,
Miss Raymond as Judith Kavanaugh
and Frank Cotton as Biddy Murphy
were all exceptionally good in their
work.
LOS ANGELES THEATER.-A bril-
liant engagement is to be played at the
Los Angeles theater, opening tomorrow
evening, for the rest of the week. 1t is
the appearance of Charles Frohman'S
stock company, from the Empire thea
ter New York. 1t is about the strongest
stock organization in that city, and 1t
is to present in Los Angeles in exactly
the same manner as in the metropolis
the plays of three distinguished dramat
ists-Henry Arthur Jones, Clyde Fitch
and A w. Pinero. Jones' Masqueraders
is the first drama to be presented. Mr.
Frohman says it is one of the most ex-
pensive plays he has ever staged, the
costumes of the women alone having
cost in the immediate neighborhood of
500, COO. All the members of the Empire
company that have appeared in New
York. and the elaborate scenery of the
Empire theater will be seen here. The
MasqueraderS is the play that contains
the now celebrated d-cutting scene
in which the two leading masculine
characters cut at cards, the best two
out of three, for the possession of the
heroine, played by Viola Allen.
Bohemia, by Clyde Fitch, is to be put
forward for the first time on Thursday
cyenlag, and is described as remark
ably faithful reflection of the Latin
Quarter of Paris, and the Benefit of the
Doubt, by a. w. Pinero. to be played
Friday evening. concerns chiefly young
married woman to whom the Judge has
given the benefit of the doubt in a suit
for separation. The company includes
this season Viola Allen. William Faver-
sham, j. Z. Dodson. Robert Edeson, Ida
Conquest, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Jam
eson Lee Finney, f. Y. Backus, Mrs.
Thomas Whiffen, William H. Crompton
and other players just about as we'll
known.
ORPHEJM.-The appearance Of the
great hypnotist, Prof. T. A. Kennedy.
would be sufficient to crowd this popular
house tonight, even without the other
excellent attractions that are offered
on the new bill. Prof. Kennedy certain
ly presents the most wonderful and at
the same time most humorous turn ever
seen on the vaudeville stage. He ex-
hibits great. almost magic, power
in mesmerizing his subjects and when
every one is filled with wonder at the
revelation, he changes everything by
making the helpless victims of his pow
er perform the most ludicrous antics
ever imagined. Kennedy is literally a
whole show by himself and he will as
suredly prove a big card for the Or
pheum.
The announcement that Lillian Mason
is to appear is in itself enough to give
the show big 60 for she is prime fa-
Vorite in Los Angeles. Miss Mason re
turns Tor her fourth engagement here.
with her same old-time grace of man
ner and voice, and brings with her n
new repertoire of bright songs. The
other features of the program are Ross
Snow. the humorous tramp comedian.
Beliman and Moore in a new society
SKETCH and Staley and Birbeck. tha
original musical blacksmiths, who in
troduce some novel contortion dancing
and other specialties.