The herald., 1896-09-06

of last weeks show, as he will assuredly
be of this.
There will be the regular matinee this
afternoon and the closing performance
of the present bill tonight This will be
the last opportunity to see the great
hypnotist, Kennedy, whose performance
is one of the greatest ever given at the
Orpheum.
The performance at the Burbank Sun
day night will be the last of that spark
ling comedy, My Son-in-Law Judging
by its success it would run, a week yet.
1t is splendidly performed and when the
fun sets in 1t never ceases until the final
curtain We shall bid adieu to Bisbon-
Uppers, Sara, Juaquina and Isabella
with regret.
On Monday the much-heralded char
acter comedy, Daughter for Daughter,
will be given for the first time. This pre-
sents the ideal comedians in an entirely
new field of character. Unstinted praise
was given it by the San Francisco press.
The Chronicle said: much the best
performance of all the theaters this
week is that at Growers Alcazar."
Many think Grover, Jr's., work in this
play as his best. There are no two opin-
ions in that it is Mr. Powers best show
ing. There are some eighteen distinct
characters in Daughter for Daughter.
This great comedy can only be given
for three performances, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday matinee.
Wednesday, Admission day, there will
be matinee and Wednesday, night will
be the first performance of Mr.. Growers
famous comedy drama, Cad, the Tom
boy. A great river of real water with
real steamboats, will be used in it's pro-
duction. The popularity of this ever
green play has no equal in all recent
dramatic history. 1t is now running in
London to the greatest business ever
achieved by any American play.
The past week at the Los Angeles
theater has been given over to Irish
comedy in the efficient hands Of we'll
balanced company, the bright particu-
lar star of which is handsome Chauncey
Olcott, whose beautiful tenor voice
might well put the good folk them
selves under a spell, did it's possessor
ever find himself within their magic
circle.
Many actors there be who acquire a
few Jig steps and cultivate brogue-
which, by the way, in most instances.
would cause even the widest little "gir-
sha" that ever trod the bogs Of Cone
mara to be consumed with laughter at
its peculiarities, IL the question of its
correctness were put to her. With this
equipment the Irish comedians-save
the IldTk-COTSluer themselves fully
ready for the fray. They rush madly.
against the windmills of public criti-
cism and finding themselves vanquish-
ed wonder what could have been lack
ing in their method.
A study Of Mr.. Olcott's work would be
revelation to such as the above. Mr..
Olcott has grasped the complexities of
the Irish character in way impossible
to the actor whose heart is not in ac-
cord with the varied emotions that per-
wade the Irish breast, and in whose
veins there is not drop of the blood of
kings. For, Is not every Irishman de-
scended from a king, as has been spe-
cefically set forth by Mickey Free?
20 wanst we were Elegant people,
Though we now live in cabins of mud;
The land that ye saw from the steeple
Belonged to us from the food.
Me father was then king of Connaught,
Me grand-aunt viceroy OF Tralee
But the Sassenach came and--signs on It,
Not one single acre have we!
.. then we were all lords and earls, etc.
Ard now let ~ devote 4 moment -