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

Los ANGELES THEAIER. - The heavy
downpour of rain accounted for only
thin house last night, but even this did not
damp the ardor of the colored people, who
turned out in good numbers to greet their
brethren. The merits of the Georgia min
strels, the genuine article, no cork re-
quired, were we'll proved. Messrs. Rich
ards and Pringle have a company who will
make you laugh oven if what is said is
neither fresh nor funny. A judicious GULL
ing of very antiquated jokes would be an
improvement in the program, but nothing
could shorten the elastic smile of Billy
Kersands, whose corner attracted and
held the attention of the audience from
the start. His voice may be like that of
the bull of Bashan, but his songs proved
more popular than anything else
in the bill. There is little
enough of the old-time minstrelsy,
and more attention is paid to mummery
than melody. The Pickaninny and Cres-
cent City quartets rendered something APP
preaching harmony, but the beauty of the
old plantation songs, which lies so much
in their simplicity, is spolt by grotesque
embellishments. OF the soloists, Nell
his songs Poah Monah and The Midway in
the Sky. j. A. Howard occupies the throne
of the "conversationalist'' with becoming
dignity. The tambourines and bones are
equally good, and the orchestra is very
fair in the simple music they essay. The
facial contortions of the corner men are on
such scale as to prove almost too great a
distraction. Hllman and Moore are pair
| OF comicalities that excite much mirth and
contribute largely to the fun and fury in
the boisterous farce, Lucy's Lawn Party,
/ which concludes good all round show.
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one of them is really remarkable. Marsh
| Craig is called the Boneless Wonder, and it
| would certainly be interesting to examine
his anatomy by the Roentgen process. His
contortions are such as one had imagined
! only an india rubber doll capable of.
| Among other feats he literally sits on his
| head.
| picturesque person from the orient
juggled with plates. knives and spinning
tops, but his performance somewhat ex-
ceeded the term of interest.
The Georgia minstrels give another and
| final performance tonight.
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The ORPHEUM.-It was surprising to
note the number who attended the Or
| pheum last night in spite OF the inclement
weather. Those who braved the storm
were well repaid, for the bill with one or
two exceptions is exceedingly good. Car
! roll johnson and Billy Carter, the two
famous minstrels, were the special attrac-
| tions. Carter was the first of the two to
appear. His face is familiar to many. and
when he came out he was greeted with a
round of applause. Billy has not lost any
| of his former power. One of the first
things he did was to crack one of his inn
promptu jokes for which he is noted. Look
ing about at the scene, which chapced to
be section Of a city thoroughfare, in a de-
serted condition, he remarked: 80, see
where Pm at; this is Main street in Oak
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fun which no one can possibly keep quiet
over. His jokes last night were all new
and catchy and he was called out for re-
peated encores.
Carroll johnson came on we'll toward the
end of the program. There was general
| feeling of anticipation until he appeared,
| for everybody knows Johnson. His recep.
ton was warm and the house was kept in a
| boisterous state of merriment until after
being repeatedly recalled, he finally with
Grew. Johnson's former success was won
as minstrel and as such he has ranked
first with Billy Emerson for years. Now
he is whole minstrel show by himself.
His turn last night was mixture of songs.
! dances and recitations. or the latter, his
Irish sketches were the best. His per-
formance throughout was excellent.
| great deal was expected of him by
pointed. This is the third week
Of Rachel Walkers engagement and che
seems rather to have risen in popular
favor than otherwise. Miss Walker is gem
orally conceded to be one of the very best
F! singers who has ever been heard in this
city. Her voice is wonderfully strong and
at the same time sweet and emotional.
| When she sings Suwanee River, there are
many who cannot refrain from crying.
| Miss Tina Corri. the English male inn
personator, is the weakest featare of the
show. Her singing is very Indifferent and
when compared with the really excellent
music of the creole nightingale or Carroll
johnson, seems poor indeed. Shepartially
redeems herself. however, by her vivacious
manner.
Lorraine and Howell. the clever oddity
team, who did such good work last week,
gave partially new turn last night. Lor-
raine is not as good as negro as he is in
the role of the tramp, but his marvellous
feats of contortion could not be otherwise
than good, no matter how he gave them.
| Miss Howell attempts to sing q bit, with
small success. Her clog dancing, on the
other hand, is very good. Lorraine and
| Howell's trained dogs are marvels of ami
NAL intelligence and never fail to create a
great deal OF interest," and amusement.
Walter Stanton repeated his ludcrous
giant rooster act, with the result that the
audience was kept in a constant uproar.
| His fight with the pluckly little game cock
is one of the most laughable sights imagin-
able.
| Heeley and Marba conclude the fun with
rousing comedy skit. entitled the Happy
Hottentots. The cannibal makeup seems
to suit their style better than the clown
role which they gave last week. Their
acrobatic feats are truly wonderful, and
are given in a thoroughly humorous way.
The same excellent performance will
be repeated during every night this week.
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Los ANGELES THEATER.-Anyone desir-
ing good hearty laugh, an evening of gen.
| uine enjoyment, can get it at the Los An
geles theater next Friday and Saturday
evenings and Saturday matinee, when
Ezra Kendall and his clever company will
present that delightful musical comedy,
A Pair OF Kids. Mr.. Kendall sets the ball
of fun rolling early in the evening and
there is never a let up until the fall of the
curtain upon the final act. The musical
features of the performance are especially
attractive. Miss Edith Kingsley and Miss
Helene Salinger each contributing several
very catchy selections. These two young
| ladies' are very attractive, are clever
actresses. possess splendid voices and sing
! with excellent taste.
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