The herald., 1896-08-02

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The Los Angeles theater was cioset
during the past week. but commencin;
on Tuesday evening the potrons of thi
popular house will witness one of tn
dramatic events of the season. There
is not the slightest doubt about the i'm
mense hit Carmen made at the Calitor
mia theater in San Francisco. Still, tn,
musical people to whom it first became
known as an opera, and who have loNet
1t more for it's beautiful music than fol
any dramatic strength it was believes
to possess, will prefer the setting by
Bizet and naturally rebel against the alb
solute changes from Merrimee's story
At the same time the dramatizatlor
which will be presented next week IL
this city, adapted by Marie Doran and
Mollie Ravel, follows closely the story
of the opera, telling of Garments capture
of the young soldiers heart his deser-
ton from his regiment, her desertion OF
him to go with the brave and handsome
Toreador, and her subsequent death al
the hand of Don Jose. one may Wen
imagine that inspired by the dramatic
music of the opera, less talented ac-
tresses than Miss Coghlan have seemed
to give as good a performance of the
part, and one will readily understand
that the work of the dramatic artistic
is double that of the opera singer Tor
whom half the battle is won in intensely
dramatic scenes by the magnificent sup
port of the orchestra and a chorus of
distinctly characteristic music. Miss
Coghlan makes her strong points in the
realistic abandon she bestows upon the
part of the irresponsible Carmen; she
presents a witchng being in the scenes
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effective, but in the dramatic portions
she becomes subtle, intense, tigerish-
a Carmen with the holding power of a
python-Carmen, the divine. 1t is,
indeed, an artistic effort.
In Frederick Warde's Don Jose you
will be entertained by a capable artist
it would be difficult to find more likely
exponent of this character. Mr.. Warde's
capability in the romantic is very we'll
known, and we have had very little bet
ter work upon our stage than in The
Lions Mouth and in Francesca. He
brings to the aid of the adaptors his skill
as an elocutionist, and gives more value
to their work than could be expected
from less eloquent reader. Carmen
will be presented on Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. On Friday
and Saturday evenings and Saturday
matinee there will be a grand scenic
revival of Shakespeare Merchant of
NeHlCe. HIS play Is undoubtedly one
of the most popular of the legitimate
dramas, and never fails to bring out the
lovers of this class of plays. especially
when produced with such an all-round
star cast as will be presented next week
at the Los Angeles theater Mr.. Warde
will be seen as Shylock, and Miss Cogh-
Ian as Portia. Mr.. Warde is undenia blv
the most popular ana appreulutern AriIvi
lean Shakespearean actor. During his
former visits TO the city he has been
seen in almost the entire series of lead
ing charactrs of ShakespeareS plays,
but this is the first time here in the char
acter of Shylock, and Rose Coghlan will
also be seen for the first time here as
Portia. 1t is a golden opportunity for
both stars as we'll as the public, as it is
seldom that two such popular players
are found in the same cast. The hand
some scenery is to be one of the most
agreeable features of the production.
and new and historically mountings and
accessories will be offered to give the
proper dramatic effect to the perform
ance. The engagement is for five nights
only and Saturday matinee.
This week the Orpheum's program
will be very attractive and complete. 1t
cannot be otherwise when its manage
ment seeks far and wide for the best tai
ent to be met with on the vaudeville
SldSc. <illlOIlS tlOSe WIZ VIII DE neafQ
on Monday may be mentioned in the
first place John Mason and Marion Ma
nola Mason, the clever operate singers,
who have earned great encomiums on
the eastern boards, where the glitter as
stars of the first water. They will pre-
sent operate sketches which have met
with great approval in the east4and at
San Francisco.
The one-limbed Donates. who are di-
from E'nrOYop NVb bay
sidered as the most unique acrobats of
the day, will also appear in grotesqut
act which is said to be absolutely UNI
rivaled and which has never been imi-
tated by others.
From Australia is received a youth
full Miss. Adele Favart, whose reputa-
ton al the Antpodes as a clever artistic
is well established.
Ryder and Conlin are also new people
They are acrobatic song and dance men
who are said to be very much at tn,
head of their line.
Prof Fred Macart's show, composed
of learned and trained dogs and mon
keys, will also repeat an act which me
with an enthusiastic reception las
week, and deservedly so. 1t is unusua
to witness animals trained t
such a human-like degree of intelli
gence as Macart's bright pupils. Adj
to these the Frederick's troupe of aero
bats, whose turn is most novel an
startling, and the four Maisanos, VIII
seem to have the power of drawing fort
music from objects that ought to con
tain no sound, let alone sweet tunes, an
whose droll capers must produce laugh
ter even in the sad man, and there
laid out for next week a program tina
cannot be improved upon. Romandy'
Hungarian orchestra as usual render
overtures and other excellent selection
during the evening. The usual matine
will take place today.
When one stops to think of the pa
thence required to teach a dog even on
small trick, he Immediately conceiVes
feeling akin to Veneraton for the sue
cess of Prof. Fred Macart, now at tn
Orpheum, in the training of animal
He has a number of dogs, which beside
doing the tricks common to trained dog
do many others that forCibly illustrat
the professors wonderful skill in reach
ing their intelligence. They dance j
ballet skirts and assume all the airs an
graces of the coryphee; they turn son
mersaults; they have boxing mattel
they act as firemen and upon one I
their number a handsome spaniel pre-
tending to lose his life in the rescue
a child from burning building. the
have funeral, at which they all assun
sad expression, the widow, an INTEL
gent terrier, clad in deep mournin
weeping upon the bier in d most affec
Ing way.
OF the monkeys, the one who does Il
bareback riding, attracts the most a