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with the production of two acts from
the drama Of Moths" Miss Nannary in
the leading role, with fine support.
BURBANK THEATER-There was
another large audience present at this
house last night to hear the tuneful opera
"Nanon." A fine production was given
by Mr. Carleton's excellent company Of
singers.
LOS ANGELES. - 1t 1t pleasant
to reflect upon the growth of the Ameri-
can drama in the favor of the American
people, Time was when the greatest
bid for the appreciation of our audiences
was the suggestion that the play was
foreign and written by a foreign author.
1t is only within a few years that Amer
lean playwrights have been appreciated
in their own country without first hav-
ing received the appreciation of London
audiences.
This is encouraging to the authors on
this side of the water. 1t also bears out
the judgment that few of our man
ayers saw the way the public feeling
was treading even long before the time
was ripe for the producer. To the list
of successful dramatic authors must be
added the name of Edwin Milton
Royle. whose first play. Friends. was
years of great popularity. Despite
the fact that Friends might have gone
on indefinitely, Mr.. Royle did not wish
to have his authorship confined to one
play, so for that reason Mexico was
written before it was actually needed to
take the place of his first effort.
Mexico is a romantic comedy drama
of historic interest. the scene being laid
in Mexico in 1S47. the period of the strife
between that country and the United
States. This brilliant episode in our ma
tional life was so overshadowed by the
later tremendous civil conflict that it
has been largely obscured and forgot
ten The scenes of the play are laid in
Monterey, at Buena Vista and in the
City of Mexico. The company COM
prises many of last seasons familiar
faces with Friends and several new
ones. Mexico or, Captain Impudence,
will be seen at the Los Angeles theater
tonight, Tuesday.
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HAZARDS PAvILION.-Comm
ing Monday evening. April 10, the Ellie
ford company, including Jesse Norton.
Lorimer Johnstone, w. J. Elleford and
a superb company of players, accom-
panied by a brass band. and orchestra,
will play an engagement of one week at
Hazards Pavilion, opening in True De-
votion at family prices, 10 and 20 cents.
From the San Diego Union of Febru-
ary 18th we clip the following:
Last night was the first Of variety
engagement of the above company at
the Fisher opera house. The audience
was a very large one. The perform
ance of the comedy drama, The Black
Flag" was indeed highly creditable to
the company altogether OF course,
some had much more difficult parts to
sustain than others. w. ]. Elleford's
impersonation of Lazarus was an ex-
ceedingly noteworthy piece of work.
Miss Jessie Norton sustained the char
acter of Ned, the Cabin Boy. remark
ably well. She was very natural and
drew forth well-deserved applause.
highly credtable to Miss Norton. She
also gave a fine exhibition of her mu-
steal talent. James Corrigan showed
considerable aptitude and versatility
in the characters he essayed. A SYM
pathetic chord was touched by L. john
stone as Harry Glyndon, innocent but
convicted. Misses Elliot and O'Con-
ner deserve great credit for the parts
they played so well.