The herald., 1896-01-20
AT THE THEATERS

Los ANGLERS THEATER.-Tonight the
Kimball Opera Comique organization pre-
sents the big operatic extravaganza, Hem
-drick Hudson, Jr., or The Discovery of Co.
lumbus, at the Los Angeles theater for a
run of three nights and Wednesday mat
inee. The company is headed by that
universal fayorite. Corinne, whose talents
as a singer and a comedienne have been
made the most of by her mother, Mrs. Jen-
ME Kimball. who spent money with free
hand in Corinne's education, and whose
efforts in amanagerial way resulted in the
accumulation, of comfortable fortune
Mrs. Kimball is noted for the sumptuous
manner in which the extravaganzas that
have served as a vehicle for Corinne have
been mounted. and in Hendrick Hudson,
Jr.. she is said to have eclipsed all her for
mer productions. Hendrick Hudson, Jr.,
is pictorial ola podrida of brilliant stage
settings and costumes, enlivened by sixty
comedians, dancers. vocalists and UNIQUE
specialists. Moreover Hudson has plot
a breezy. humorous conceit of a plot, light
as thistledown. VIM. Gill, who wrote the
famous Adonis for Henry Dixey, and Rob-
ert Frazier, who collaborated in Frank
Daniels Little Puck, taken from Austey' IS
Y ce Versa, are the authors of Hendrck
Hudson, Jr. Messrs. Frazer and Gill intro
duced us to Hudson during that Dutch
navgator's second voyage to New Amster-
dam. in 1909, and also his sail in search
of Christopher Columbus, when he was
driven on the Florida coast.
Corinne plays the title part. She dresses
Hudson in display of silks and frills and
blaze of jewelry, such as the doughty
Dutchman never wore, but delightful TO
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present lengthy program of specialiies
during the nisadventures of Hudson. Per-
haps the features of these specialties are
the mandolin solos of Corinne. She is an
expert on the mandolin, being pupil of
the famous Spanish mandolinist, Signor
Pietraputrosa, who was her instructor DUR
ing her stay in Paris last summer. Corinne's
Spanish dancing is also feature. Ben F.
Grinnell, the comedian and singer; Nichols
sisters, in plantation songs and dances
Lillian Knott, with ballads; Charles Cam
eron, Charles Fostelle, ''woman Of the
future;" Harry Dickerson and J. Henry
Mack. songs and dances; Lindsey Morri-
son, vocalist; the artist model dance eXceu-
trique, and the "Trilby' quadrille are in
cluded in the specialtes. Some of the
scenic effects are the everglades of Florida,
New Amsterdam in 1909, the falls of Mag
ara, the Santa Maria and real steam
launch.
Y Y r
The BURBANK-Tonigh Milton Mobiles
will appear for the first time in his great
pastoral play, A Son of Thespis, piece in
which he has made big success. assuming
the part of William Goodall. In the pro.
duction there is comedy, sentiment, huinor
and pathos, and above all there is human
nature in the play. The presentation will
be splendidly staged and exqrisitely cos
TUNED, and the rendition interpreted by a
company Of comedians peculiarly fitted to
its requirements. 1t will be given under
the personal direction of Mr.. Mobiles, the
author. A Son of Thespis will be pre-
sented every evening this week and at the
matinee on Saturday afternoon. Miss Rose
Stillman and Miss Georgia WoodthorDe
will make their temperance this evening.
which will afford their many admirers de-
light.
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ORPHEUM.-The new bill at the Orpheum
tonight will include twenty vaudeyilIe
stars. The full bill will be presented by
Gilbert and Goldie in new songs, dances
and jokes; Bernard Dyllyn, the great de-
scriptive vocalist; the Manhattan Comedy
Four, who are recognized by press and
public as the greatest comedy quartet on
the vaudeville stage; Mons. DE Bssell. the
lightning modeler in clay; Emmonds, En-
erson and Emmonds, the sensational up
to-date comedians; Newell and Sherette,