The herald., 1896-09-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
( At THE THEHTERS !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


LOS ANGELES THEATER-The pro-
duction of Verdis classic and melodra-
matte opera, II Trovatore, was greeted
with the largest audience of the week.
| AS matter of fact, the audiences have
| been steadily augmentirg with each
new production, a cumulative compli-
ment to the excellence of the Hinrichs
company.
Musically considered, our opera goers
are growing enthusiastic, with good
reason, over the imposing manner in
| which the several artists who make up
| the principals of this company have
presented the grand roles Of the weeks
| repertoire. 1t has been musical feast.
1t were a work of supererogation to
descant on the lyric beauties of II Tro-
vatore, for they hold a place in the
hearts of the common people. They
stand with us as the soul and essence of
| pure melody, embodied in majestic and
harmonic settings, and these simple
arias with their strength of beauty are
| familiar alike to the man of wealth,
| the man of fashion, and the toiler on
| the highway pressed with life's bur-
dens, but who still has time and taste
! to stoop for the violet and listen to the
voiced the public mind in this respect
when he said:
of all the operas that Verdi wrote
The best to my taste Is Trovatore,
The cries of the souls in purgatory."
There were many telling features
about last nights presentment of this
work. First, Mr.. Pache as Manrico was
| an ideal representation. Handsome and
spirited, a graceful actor, Mr.. Pache
| was never at better advantage. His
sweet lyric voice fitted most admirably
to thescore, and the charming impress
sion he made reached a superb climax
in his fervid rendition of the grand
aria Di Quella Pira. When he struck the
last high note with marvellous force and
resonant power the audience rose to him
on wave of enthusiasm and rapturOuS-
ly encored. In the Miserere scene his
sympathetic tenor lent artistic coloring
to a beautiful musical picture Mr..
Pache can we'll be proud of his triumph.
Miss Bertini as Leonora sang the role
charmingly. She possesses voice of
singular sweetness and purity, rather
than power and won her laurels in the
aria preceding the Miserere scene, when
she was greeted with an enthusiastic
encore. Her duo with the count was
likewise thoroughly artistic.
AS Count di Luna Mr.. de Vries again
took a strong hold on the affections of
Angeleno music lovers. This artist by
his conscientious work last night and
his great triumph in Rigoletto has dem
onstrated that he stands in the foremost
rank amoug the robust baritones of the
lyric stage. He sang the II Balen with
exquisite taste and shading and was de-
servedly encored.
Miss Bernice Holmes, a Los Angeles
girl, surprised her friends last night by
her dramatic power in the role of Azu-
Tho ha flNtnc IN m Ircf
and last acts superbly. Possessed of
great contralto voice of velvety quality
and sweetness, Miss Holmes is destined
for great future, not far remote, on the
lyric stage.
Mr. Napoleoni as Fernando and Miss
Null as Inez very acceptably filled these
roles, being far above the average in
excellence. The work of the chorus was
good throughout. This afternoon Gou-
mods love lyric. Romeo and Juliet, will
be given with Michelena as Romeo and
| Rafael in his great role of Mercutio,
and Madame Natal as Juliet. In the
| evening Traviata will be presented.
ORPHEUM-No matter what the sea-
| son, no matter how hot the weather, the
Orpheum never lacks for patronage. To
| go to this popular house at least once a
weeks seem to be the ambition of most
| Angelenos. This week has witnessed
the presentation OF u very popular DILL
| and the house has been even more
| crowded than usual. The Saturday
| matinee, which at this theater is a most
popular institution with the children,
| will be especially interesting to them
this afternoon in consequence Of the
Herr Techow and his performing cats,
| which are a special delight to the young
sters.
BURBANK THEATER-Matinee to-
| day of The Wolves of New York at the
| popular family theater, the Burbank.
| The magnificent staging of this great
| production must be seen to be appreci-
| ated. The superb scenery by the late
Forest Seabury, the wonderful mechan-
| ical effects, the great machinery and the
cast Of over eighty people. combine to
| make a splendid show.
On Monday night Leonard Growers
version of The Private Secretary will be
produced by the Ideal comedians at the
Burbank-followed by the one-act COM
| edy, JOS Girls.
The Growers were the originals. This
| comedy always gives greater pleasure
| than the last time. 1t enjoyed run Of
| over 200 nights at the Madison-sQuare
| theater, New York, with Leonard Gro
| yer. jr., in the leading role. This run is
| one of the longest on record.
| JOS Girls is an excrutiatingly funny
| comedy in one act.
| On Thursday night Leonard Growers
| famous comedy, Our Boarding House.
will be produced. This play is known a s
the most popular comedy of modern
| times. Its wonderful success is a matter
| of general knowledge. 1t has been per-
| formed greater number of times than
any other American comedy. BY COM
mon accord. it has achieved the dignity
| of an American classic.
Following the appearance of his COM
| edy, Mr.. Grover was elected president
of the American Dramatic Authors So
| ciety.