The herald., 1896-03-08

an old favorte number with these players.
AS Aunt Hettie, Miss Nannary has made a
most pronounced success and it being her
first aged pathetic role, her admirers will
anticipate her portrayal. Baby, the COM
edy, is three act, laughable play, always
we'll received, and with its screams of
laughter that will delight and dismiss the
audience with side-spIitting feelings.
Baby Is character known to thousands
OF well-to-do households, where the young
man has outgrown the nursery rhymes and
stepped into Bohemia before his parents,
particularly the mater. could fully realize
it. Adolphus Birkett, pampered son of
twenty, has really become incorrgible, and
his mother decides to employ private
tutor, much to the disgust of his father,
who is employed thoroughly in politics.
The tutor, Mr.. Dawson arrives, and at the
same time Dick Talbot, the Baby's
chum, puts in an appearance with plot
gagged and special departments are de-
signed with private entrance on
a. side street for his benefit.
The tutor has previously separated
from his wife, Madam Polenta, and is pay
ing her monthly allowance. Captain Nc
Manus, sporting military gentleman,
with q weakness for the fair sex in general,
and his wife, a very positive wo-
man, visit the Bickett's at the
same time. Betsy. an intriguing
maid, has decided to make Baby marry
her and matters in general become pass
ably warm. BY double appointment and
an accident Nine. Polenta. the girls and
Mrs. McManus met in Baby's study and
on being discovered are forced into differ
ent rooms. The Baby, having kissed Mrs.
McManus. is endeavoring to keep the cap
tain from seeing her. Captain McManus,
who is flirting with Nine. Polenta. endeav-
ors to keep her from the sight of his wife.
Inf
the madam. thorough Bohemian and all
round pervaricator, and out of this family
turmoil there is a hasty and badly mixed
meeting.
Later we find accusations and recrimi-
nations on both sides. Husbands and wives
nave become entangled in the complica-
tions with no prospects of a Strengthening
pistols by opposing forces, humorous
quarrel between Baby and his father
and u double family jar that shakes two
households. All this turmoil is finally
calmed and the erring Baby is happily
married. W. r. Daley will essay the much
crafty tutor in which he recently scored such
q success in San Francisco. Margaret
Marshall and Richard Scott will be the
patient heads of the household with op-
posite ideas. Ada Lewis and Ed. f.
Nannary will be Mrs. and Mr.. McManus;
Dick Talbot, the Baby's Chum, will be
played by Mortimer Snow; and May Nan
nary will fill the part of Mile Polenta.
Miss Nannary is an actress OF great ability,
who has found favor with the public and is
certainly deserving of the cordial reception
she has received. She assumes all
of her parts with much spirit and
intelligence, is full of magnetism,
will sing between the curtain raiser and
comedy her latest success, I'm Your Little
Sweetheart. and will give her celebrated
skirt dance, in which she has made such
signal hit in San Francisco.
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BURBANK THEATER-The W. It. Carleton
Opera company, headed by the admirable
baritone of that name, is doing tremen-
dous business at the Alcazar theater, San
Francisco. The principal prima donna,
Rena Atkinson, is saiG - possess most
remarkable soprano voice and has made a
great success in every role she has as
sumed. Miss Atkinson, the leading lady
of the company is a Portland, Ore, girl,
and Mr.. Carlton takes great pride in her
attainments. She is a most begutiful
woman and as the Carleton opera company
is to appear in this city shortly, her advent,
as we'll as Mr.. Carleton's, will be looked
forward to with pleasure. The season
here of the Carleton company which, it is
understood, will be of only two weeks
larnsy," ""Fra Diavlo," 1.-THE Mascot" and
other well-known operas in which Mr..
Carleton has made such a success. "The
Lily of Killarney is Sir Julius Benedct's
operate version of the familiar old Irish
story. 1t is an ambitious opera, judged by
the usual standards, and it affords oppor-
tunity for much sweet and attractive
singing and also for the display of some
very striking and beautiful scenic effects.
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THE ORPHEUM-The bill which will be
presented at the Orpheum this week will
outrival anything that has ever before
been given in this city. 1t will include
several of the best vaudeville teams in the
country, together with two or three of the
best known single specialties. Painter
Bros. are announced to give their wonder
full head-balancing act. This is said to be
the most marvellous equilibrst achieve
ment ever accomplished. One of the
clever acrobats who is called the "under-
stand," because he takes the under posi-
ton in all of the feats which they perform,
tosses the other into the air, holding him
by the hands, and lowers him head down.
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