The herald., 1896-04-05


wore closed for the first three nights of the
week, while the Burbank was dark
throughout. Mirth and msrriment have
rsioned At Manager Wyatt's house during
The visit Of the Ransome guards In A Milk
White Flag, and each performance was
ssd sp q ssod r1s Su.nss. a
the week. and Manager Petrich has re.en-
goged Charley B. Ward, the Bowery Boy,
and AL Anderson, the inimltably funny
coon. for another week. The Carleton
aporA company commences . returu en-
G1Gement at the Burbank tonight with the
tunokul opera Nanon; tomorrow evening
.nonstsr benefit 10 to be rendered May
lNannary at the Los Angeles theater, and
On Tueeday Edwin Milton Royle's Captain
Impudence commences three-n9ht's en-
sngement, which will be followed by his
popular Friends for the balance OF the
vsek.
There will bs crowd at the Los An.
geaes theAter tomorrow evening that will
gladden. the hearts of May Nannary and
Deilsy's company and prove that all their
program will be long, interesting and
diverslhed. including the services OF .
number Of popular local favorites, the
very best talent from the vaudeville field
and . rendition from the benefciaries.
Little Mildred and Little Loe will com.
will contribute some fetching vocal selec-
8 tons and Miss Julia Josephs will make her
debut ~ soloist. The Orpheum's quar-
'tet of comedy creators present laughter
through music; Miss Mollie Strockmeyer
rsndeFs her Hawaiian songs in the native
tongue and executes her Honolulu dance.
Miss Nannary and the company will play
the third and fourth acts of Moths, in
which they have been highly successful.
iChas. B. Ward, The Bowery Boy, sings his
most taking numbers, and the A ndersons
and Alburtus and Batram represent the
,Orpheum contributions. There has been
large sale of tickets, which insures this
worthy cause very hearty support.
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It is acknowledged by competent
critics that the successful play of the pres
ent day IL the one that instructs while it
entertains. 1t must be delightful mix.
ture Of comedy and pathos, sparkling da-
loGue and startling climaxes. blending
into play interesting enough to keep
the audiences attention throughout each
act. Edwin Milton Royle claims to have
observed all this in his new play, Captain
Impudence, or Mexico, as it was originally
called. 1t will be given here for the first
time Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
nights. April 7th, 8th and 9th, at the Los
Angeles theater. The new play comes to
u with the prestige of remarkably sue
cessful three weeks engagement at the
California theater, San Francisco, and the
Endorsement OF the leading critics of the
country. In San Francisco the popular
approval was go great that the engage
had to Be extended to three, in order to ac-
c0mmodate the large crowds. Seldom has
play or organization scored such q notable
triumph, and the engagement promises 10
he one OF the most notable in the history
OF the theater. Edwin Milton Royle and
,toh Ntu
him are not unknown here indeed, they
are pronounced favorites by reason of the
great SUCCESS which they all made in the
authors first play, Friends, which has
been given here twice before. Captain I'm
pudence is claimed to be an original ro-
picturesque land of Mexico, the action
taking place during brief halt in the hos
tilities during the thrilling days of our war
with Mexico in 1S47. Special scenery.
depicting the beautiful cities OF Buena
Vista, saltillo, Chapultepec and the City of
Mexico emphasizes the strong local color
Of the play. The artistic coloring of the
stage is heightened by the gorgeous uni.
forms OF the American and Mexican off,
cers and soldiers, and the quaint garb of
the Mexican poems and mozos, and the cos.
tunes of the ladies of the time. There is
an abundance Of local color in the play,
but 1t is the color of scene and environ
ment rather than of character.
Acts and take place at Saltillo, near
Buena Vista, in the courtyard of an old
Mexican mission used as headquarters by
the American army. The artist has given
. realistic reproduction of tho typical old
Spanish mission with it's quaint and pic.
turesque architecture, its rude towers. gal
ieries and corridors, and the prevailing
white adobe tint, relieved with the tint of
cacti and other semi-tropical plants. A
striking feature of this scene will be- a
Mexican noria, a peculiar, old-fashioned
well, with primitive wheel and earthen
Jars for drawing water.
The third act pictures the heights of