The herald., 1896-03-16
AT THE THEATERS

Los ANGELES THEATER.-Coming toward
Los Angeles from San Francisco the other
night on the fast train there was baby.
All the passengers in this particular car
were we'll aware of its presence. The
mother was paie-faced little woman with
sunken eyes, and the baby was sick, and
the passengers were sleepy. Only one OF
them, perhaps, wished it wouldn't die.
This one crept out OF her berth and stole
down the aisle to the scene of the squalling.
The two women looked at each other and
the mother at once knew that the face
which peered into her berth was that of q
friend, and then the baby was relinqushed,
its little form gathered close to that of the
stranger and carried swiftly along the aisle
to comfortable lower berth. The walls
continued for awhile, but gradually grew
softer. till they were hushed and every
thing was still. In the morning the Sleep
less guardian of the child carried it back to
its mother, whom she found still asleep,
and who could only smile her graf.
itude when she was awakened.
Then the one who had done this
little bit of kindness sat down in
till the mother arose and came where she
was. The little woman tried to say some
thing in the way of thanks, but was inter-
rupted with "You need good, warm break
fast, don't you?" "Oh, no." was the re-
ply, IL shall do very we'll till we get to
pdlt Ihkc. WleES lily uuSOoAu VIII Licct
me-" "Besides"-and then seeing that
she had let the cat out of the bag, she was
silent. "Very well," said the other, 'but I
think we had better go into the dining car
together; l hate to eat alone" So
they went i'll, and when one
after another, the members OF the
Nellie Nc Henry company arose and WON
dered where the star was, they found her
Ia the dining car, feeding little tid.bits to
a pale baby and bringing smiles through
the tears that were yet hardly dry on the
mothers face; and the writer, who knows
all about it, thinks the tender episode ls q
very pretty one, quite worthy of print.
tonight at the Los Angeles theater in The
Bicycle Girl.
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THE ORPHEUM-The bill which will be
presented at the Orpheum tonight prom.
ises to be the best that has ever been seen
at this popular place of amusement. -Four
new attractions will be added to the three
strongest of last week s. The Athos family
are six of the cleverest acrobats on the
stage. Rossley Brothers, the favorite
Irish comedians, who made such hit at
the Orpheum a year ago, will receive a
hearty greetil g from all who saw them
during their previous engagement. One
of the star numbers of the new program
will be the turn given by the Dianta
Brothers. They are the jolliest kind OF
clowns and right clever at music
as we'll. The Wiltons are the greatest
triple horizontal bar artists and come
dians that have appeared on this coast.
The most difficult tricks ever performed
by other acrobats, they do with the utmost
ease, and ia the funniest possible man.
ncr.
Painter Brothers, the world-renowned
head-equilibrists and acrobats, were the
favorites last week and will doubtless meet
with the same approval this week.
Jules and Ella Garrison, Americas great
skit. that is fully up to the standard of the
one by which they won such success last
week.
Friedlander Brothers will wind up the
fun with laughable exhibition of their
collection of odd instruments and their
droll way of handling them. Every feature
of the bill is good and the ensemble forms
one of the strongest aggregations of vaude-
vile stars that ever appeared in this city.
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THE BUEBANK.-Tonight the celebrated
Carleton Opera company makes its initial
bow to Los Angeles audience at the Bur-
bank theater, and for the first time in this
city will play to popular prices. The
opera to be given this evening is Fra
every seat in this spacious theater will be
occupied. The engagement only extends
over two weeks and it promises to be q
most artistic and financial success. There
will be grand special matinee on We'd
nesday afternoon when the same opera
will be produced. The repertoire for the
week embraces The Mikado, Fra Diavolo
and The Bohemian Girl. The Carleton
company brings some especially fine
scenery and over forty people. The prima
donna, Miss Rena Atkinson, possesses a
remarkable soprano voice, and besides
she is most beautiful woman. This COM
pany just closed "A very successful season
in San francisco. The press and public of
that city are unanimous in their praise of
this excellent organization. Their recep-
ton here will undoubtedly be fiattering
one, judging from the immense advance
sale OF seats.
BURBANK THEATER-May Nannary and
her company closed their engagement at
the Burbank last night with the production
of Lyuwood, the great military drama.
Like all military dramas, it has an intricate
plot, and love is at the foundation of all.
The characters are the same as those of
Held by the Enemy, and the plot is some
what similar to the plot of that great
drama. 1t is strange that more dramatists
have not utilized the love of military heroes
that dwells in the feminine heart as the
basis of great dramas.
The success of Othello. Julius Caesar,
and Richard III is as much owing to the
military action therein as to any other par
ticular. The trim youth with whiskers
militaire and neat uniform, is more potent
in the arts of peace than he can ever be-
come in the arts of war.
Miss Nannary has been quite successful
during her long engagement and well
come will await her when she comes again.