The herald., 1896-04-02
AT THE THEATERS


! antly on the stage of the Los Angeles thea
| ter for three nights and matinee. COM
| mencing tonight, April I'd. This comedy,
| which is the most ostentatious and stu
| pendous emanation from the fertile brain
of Charles Hoyt, has been seen before in
this city and attracted large and delighted
| audiences. AS is generally known, A Milk
| White Flag is keen but kindly satire on
the amateur warriors who compose the
militia companies of this graat continent.
Our boys in blue are just as fond of an ice
cream social as they are of an hour on the
parade grounds. They like just as we'll to
whirl in the giddy mazes of the dance as to
go to the right and left about in company
drill. In other words, they combine bus-
ness with pleasure, and with slight pre-.
with this weakness of our brave defenders
that Author Hoyt deals in Milk White
Flag. He handles the boys without gloves,
but in such a humorous way that not one
of them could possibly take offeuse at his
method, and strange to say, among
messed the performance of A Milk
White Flag local militia organ
izatious have been prominent. We
are told that the play comes to us this sea-
son brighter and better than ever and with
some of the criticised features Withdrawn
and crisp and witty dialogue and humor-
ous situations introduced in their stead
Among the old favorites who are in the
cast are Charles Stanley, the man whom
Napoleon looked like; LLOYD Wilson. fine
baritone singer: Ed Garvie, as a surgeon;
Frank Lawton, the wonderful wrestler, as
the only "private''; that capital actor. John
S. Marble. as the undertaken; and that
clever artist, George A. Beane. as the
"dear departed one." The new ccmers
are: Miss Lee Lamar, southern girl
and said to be very beautiful and clever
actress, she will impersonate the widow;
Cora Tinnie, as the friend; Charles War
rem, as the general; and hoyt's latest dis
covery in the soubrette line, Clairesse Ag-
new. az the orphan. The costumes snd
scenery are all new this season, and the
band of the Ransome guards will ''play
on' as before. ana all the latest catchy
music will be heard in A Milk White Flag,
and it will doubtless float bravely in the
breeze OF popular favor during its stay at
the Los Angeles theater.
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Los ANGELES THEATER.-There will be
diversity of pleasing material presented at
the Los Angeles theater on Monday even
ing on the occasion of the benefit rendered
May Nannary and the Daley company
that will prove particularly attractive.
Among the selections from numerous vol
unteers he e will be many novelties. Miss
Stockmt 8 native Hawaiian songs and |
the Hoi.oiuiu dance, her own creation,
have never been done in America. Man
ager Petrich has kindly offered some of
his very best numbers; the Los Angeles
Athletic club will be represented by
clever acrobatic trio; the Orpheus Comedy
quartet will render their most smusing
numbers, and the beneficiaries will give
two acts from one of their strongest pieces.
Miss Nannary is convalescing rapidly and
will doubtless have gained sufficient
strength to be seen to advantage. The
sale opens today.
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HAZARDS PAvILIoN.-The sale of seats
opens today at Gardner & Divers book.
store. corner of Third and Spring streets,
for Professor Bristol's educated horses.
To describe all that is done by Professor
Bristol's educated horses, ponies and mules
would be impossible. 1t is only necessary
to say that the exhibition given is most
wonderful one. They understand what is
said to them with an intelligence that is
almost human. In fact, no such horses
were ever seen before, and no one should
fail to visit Hazards pavilion during next
week.
The engagement opens on Monday next
and will extend through six nights and
matinees Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
BURBANK THEATER.-The rehsarsals of
Nanon by the Carleton Opera company are
in such forward condition that the opera
could be given tonight if necessary with
the smoothness OF a tried production. Mr..
Carleton is enthusiastic over his new Nanon,
Rena Atkinson, and predicts great sue !
cess for her. The sale of seats will com.
mence at the Burbank theater at 80 a. ;
m. today.
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ORPHEUM.--The line to telephone No.
1447 was kept hot yesterday by the pa.
irons of the Orpheum who wanted to make
sure of securing good seats. 1t is we'll
that they took such precaution, for there
has not been an evening this week when
there was q good seat left in the orchestra,
box or loge. The bill is one of the best
of the season and the Orpheum mas gained
the reputation of giving as good show as
can be seen in the highest priced vaude-
vile theaters of New York city.