The herald., 1896-03-22

during the week. The orchestra was at
11rst lamentably weak, but has been con-
si1erably strengthened, and is now giving
full satisfaction. The prima donna of the
company, Miss Rena Atkinson, at once
crealed a most favorable impression,
which she has since thoroughly confirmed.
She has very sweet voice, and is talent
ed little actress. Mr.. Carleton is singing
In excellent voice; his rendering of the
ballad Rose Marie is a masterpiece of vo-
calization, and his use of the mezza vocs
10 especially delightful. The practice of
sarily delaying the progress of the opera,
ls not entirely to be commended.
The very attractive variety show at the
Orpheum still continues to draw a very
large share of public patronage. Manager
Petrich is always to be depended on to pro.
vide capital evenings entertainment.
4 4 Z
Music holds sway at the Los Angeles
theater both this evening and on Tuesday
night. The announcement of the Materna-
Ondricek concert and the Stanford glee
and mandolin clubs entertainment are no.
ticed elsewhere.
Morrisons company will be at the Los
Angeles theater Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday and Saturday matinee March 26, 27
and % in Bayle Bernard's version of
Goethe's immortal Faust, which with his
excellent cast. new and excellent scenery,
wonderful electric effects and calcium
lighte, will be given upon a rare scale of
grandeur. One of the features of the pro-
duction will be the Nuremberg cathedral
choir rendering appropriate music through
out the piece. During the gar
den scene Mephisto causes flowers to bloom
where before all was barren ground. At
the wave of his hand the flowers open, dis
closing beautiful colored points of electrici-
ty. In the church scene chime of rich
toned bells and a quartette of experienced
singers are heard. The Brocken scene with
tts weird apparitions, flashes of light and
avalanche of fire will be given with won
derful effect. Arrangements have been
made to make this last named scene more
elaborate this season than has ever been
done before. During the performance there
10 almost q constant running accompani.
ment OF orchestral music which includes
many numbers from Gounod's Faust and
other standard selections. The sale of
seats for this engagement opens tomorrow
morning.
The BURBANK-Manager Cooper, in pre-
e'nting to the amusement-lovine public of
tllis city, on Monday evening, the 3Oth
iIst., the grand spectacular legendary
drama, The Black Crook, is exceeding any
similar production in the history Of the
american stage. For two years eight per-
formances week of this magnificent spec
tacie were given at the Academy of Music
In New York city, which was crowded at
every presentation by an audiencerof over
5000 persons. A very attractive feature
Of the newly.revised Black Crook is the
children's ballet, which delighted thous-
ands OF ladies and children during the run
in New York. There are besides over
sixty people engaged in the play. The
scenic display of this magnificent produc-
tion IL really wonderful. The transforma-
ton scene in the last act is q revelation of
splendor and dazzling brilIiancy. !This SUI
perb work is from the brushes of Harley
Merry Of New York and Joseph Glare, .
Ape scene of the progress of America.
abroad. there are texo and Reno, from
the Circus Cisinelli, St. Petersburg, Russia {;
De Hollis and Valoris, the juRglers; Hilda
Hsgstrom and clever little LOttA Holly