The herald., 1896-03-07
AT THE THEATERS

Los ANGELES THEATER- Ezra Kendall
kept large house busy laughing ls st night.
His humor throughout was the drollest and
he had only to twitch his mouth or pull at
his whiskers to excite merriment. His
makeup as the eccentric old hayseed was
! capital and the comicality not overdrawn.
The songs he introduces. several OF his
own peculiar manufacture, proved exceed.
| ingly popular; he contrives to ring in some
| topical hits, which convulse the gods with
| laughter.
| The raison d'etre Of "a Pair of Kids" is
not very obvious. True, a pair of kid
gloves repose for time on table and
afterwards about the hayseed's person,
also a pair of small children are twice or
thrice introduced before the fall of the
curtain, but no one of the four kids in any
way affects the story. if it can be said there
is one. But with Ezra Kendall a story or
plot is quite superfluous; it is his own in
dividuality at which we laugh. His COM
pany seem to enjoy his humor almost as
much as the audience, and this is really
the chief support necessary, for, happily,
Ezra is not long off the stage at any time
during the progress of the farce. A Pair
the imagination" whatever that may
mean. 1t is assuredly the exuberance of
comicality on the part of the comedian,
and he fulfills his contract of supplying 80
laughs in L so minutes.
Miss Helene Salinger and Miss Edith
Kingsley both give songs that proved very
acceptable to the audience. The remain
der of the company requires 10 special
comment.
A Pair of Kids will be repeated this
afternoon and evening. To see and hear
Ezra Kendall is a sure cure for fit of the
blues.
EH =
THE ORPHEUM.-The matinee at the Or
pheum this afternoon will be one of the
last opportunities to hear the great singer,
Rachel Walker, who has been the society
craze during the past theee weeks. such
in a high-priced concert, and the privileg
OF hearing her at the popular prices which
obtain at the Orpheum, together with a
| number of other excellent attractions, is
| rarely enjoyed anywhere. The rest of the
bill includes Carroll johnson, the old-time
favorite MINSTREL jolly Billy Carter, the
prince of jokers; Lorraine and Howell,
with their educated dogs; Tina CORR, the
| bright little comedienne and male imper
senator; Walter Stanton. the giant rooster,
and the jolly Hottentots. Heeley and Mar
ba, two OF the best acrobatic comedians on
Y n =
THE BURBANK.-This afternoon there
will be grand gift matinee for girls and
boys, and twelve life-sized photographs of
Little Mildred will be given away. Every
boy and girl attending the performance
will have chance to secure one of these
excellent pictures. The house should be
crowded on this occasion. The Power of
the Press will be given for the last time
but one, tonight being the last presentation
of this splendid melo-drama. Tomorrow
evening a laughable comedy in three acts
will be produced for the first time here
and will be preceded by the curtain-raiser,
The Open Gate. In both pieces Miss
Nannary will appear in the leading roles.
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| Los ANGELES THEATER.-katie Putnam
opens three Dlghts' engagement at the
Los Angeles theater on Monday night in C..
T. Dazey's comedy drama, The Old Lime
Kiln. The play was written especially for
| the popular little actress and besides suit
ing her abilities is finely mounted.
| For the rest of the week Henderson's
American Extravaganza company will
hold the boards in Sinbad, or the Maid of
Balsora. The company numbers 100 peo-
pie.