The herald., 1896-12-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: AT THE THEHTERS !
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questionably the gamut of histrionic
possibilities was run last night by Mr..
Lackaye and his company of players in
the presentment of the one-act drama,
Molere. and the comedy drama, Captain
Bob There was fashionable audience
present. and Mr. Lackaye demonstrat-
ed most markedly the multiversant ca
pabiities of his genius as an actor.
His striking portraiture of Moliere
called for the exercise of most high
powers in the art of exploitation of
character, of the shifting moods, the
emotions. the fire and fury of a passion
that famed in dying mans soul, the
sorrows and subtleties of a master mind,
poised on the brink of the purple
shrouded deeps of eternity. The minds
of his auditors fiexibly passed the gate
way of the intervening centuries and
felt the magic presence and power of the
great Frenchman, who marked a new
era in his country's literature and added
another pervading smile to the plastic
mask of Comedy. Mr.. Lackaye, and with
him we include his entire support, de-
serves we'll of the play-goers for the fe-
licitous manner in which they presented
this eXquisitely shaded picture of the
past. Miss Wainwright's Armande, Mr..
Robinson's Dacquin, and Mr. Douglas
| marquis gave a fine flavor to it all Their
work dignifies and graces the actors
| calling.
Captain Bob is an idyllic picture of
| life in Virginia, and this medium gave
us Mr.. Lackaye in a Characterization
radically different from his work in DR..
Belgraff, Moliere and the much-talked
| of Trilby. Here we had Mr.. Lackaye as
a typical southern gentleman. full of the
| hereditary impulses of the old Virginia
- .toty =, ;e, t,1, ,1nc
creation in the field of modern stage
! character-a consummate picture, in
| which no stroke of art, however delicate,
| has been omitted We feel impressed
with the conviction that Mr.. Lackaye's
| stage career, already brilliant, will lead
him to the heights of the true dramatic
| Eelicon.
Miss Wainwright's Donna was dain-
| ty bit of acting, and Mr. Couldock gave
| an impressiveness and dignity to the
role of the blind preacher that only
| Couldock could make possible. Mr.
| Douglas Arthur Newton and Mr.. Rob-
| inson's Stanley were both admirably
conceived. Miss Franklin was equally
| 1elicitous in the part Of Tressie. Joseph
Aliens Manda and Mr.. Wallace's Rash.
er furnished an unctuous and delightful
| vein of comedy. The double bill will be
repeated this afternoon, and tonight DR..
Belgraff will again be presented.
| ORPHEUM.-George Thatcher's min
strels have proved great drawing card
| this week. The house has been crowded
| at every performance, and will doubt
less be at the matinee this afternoon and
| at all succeeding performances this
| week. for Sunday evening closes their
| engagement.
The vaudeville portion of the bill Is
unusually good. Herr Langslow, the
| shooting star, is wonder. He performs
| numerous daring featS on the lofty wire,
at the same time keeping up rapid
fire with his rifle that never fails to
! strike the target plumb in the bullseye
| Langslow's speciality is one of the most
marvellous ever seen at the Orpheum
Another sensational feature is the
mysterious globe. which moves up and
down steep spiral track without any
apparent motor power. Ellen Vetter
presides over the sphere and surprises
every one, when after the perious per.
formance. she energies from it's interior.
Ed Marble and George Thatcher, the
well-known comedians present a splen-
did turn, as do also Lewis and Elliott,
Burt Shepard, Ibachi and Masaud and
Ed Heffernan.
| COMING ATTRACTIONS AN
GELES THEATER.-Aiden Benedicts
! Fab1o Romani production taken from
Marie Corelli's well-known novel, The
Vendetta, favorably known among novel
readers, will be presented at the Los An
geles theater for three nights and a
Christmas matinee, December "a 20 and
26 This romantic melodrama contains
many thrilling situations and displays
beautiful scenery, especially in the first
and last acts. representing the city of
Naples. with its magnificent bay Mr.
Alden Benedict gives a powerful repre-
sentaton of the character of Fabio Ro-
mani, and is ably supported by Miss
Olive West and a capable company
which is strong and even. Miss Grace
Hunter, in her Spanish serpentne and
dance stereopticon, was dream of the
poetry of grace and motion; she has M
superior on the stage. The sale of seats
, | opens Monday, December 21