The herald., 1896-11-17
I At THE THEHTERS :
y ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LOS ANGELES THEATER-The Ia
| bers spported by good company, sur
rounded by accessories that were nota-
BILE for their artistic fidelity, gave most
admirable textual presentment of Ro-
meo and Juliet, to which were added
those graces of action and delicate play
of the emotions which gave fullness,
strength and purpose to the sweetest
garland that Poesy has ever flung on
the grave of Love.
Julia Marlows Juliet is thoroughly sig
nalized by it's marked unconventional
ity. She gives us conception OF the
character that differs widely from that
of Nelson and of Mary Anderson. With
Nelson we had the consummate ele-
ments Of passion bursting forth in bale
full flashes and overshadowing the at
tributes Of the maiden. Miss Anderson
presented to us the tragic inspirations
and suggestions with singular forceful-
Of love, the sway of fancy. the meas
ures of the heartstrings never responded
appositely to the profoundest emotion
that can actuate the feminine breast.
Miss Marlowe gives US a girlish Juliet,
and in this we think her presentment Is
most mastery, most in harmony with
the Juliet Of Shakespeare. For after all
1t is the story of the love of boy and
girl, in whose veins surged the warm
and precocious tide of a land of warm
sunshine. In no scene was this girlish
conception so adequately portrayed as
in the balcony scene. The naivete, the
wringing gestures and speaking Ian
guage of the hands, not at all times
graceful, but none the less in good keep
ing, all told the story of the girl, whose
whole soul had been kindled, whose be-
ing thrilled with the divine harmony of
profound, well-sexed responsiveness.
In the ball room scene this girlishness
| watched the development of a stage
| character which had been chrismed with
a mighty emotional impulse. until the
majesty, the storm and power of feeling
swept aside all other aspirations of the
human soul and rose triumphant in the
| perfected woman. We repeat, Miss Mar
| lowe has given to the stage new Juliet,
one that the student of Shakespeare will
| accept as a masterly idealization of the
poets textual portraiture.
Mr.. Taber as Romeo was likewise
singularly acceptable in all of his work.
He gave to the love scenes tenderness
| and a quiet element Of reserved power
that made him one of the best Romeos
| we can recall in many years. Mrs. Sol
Smith as the nurse and Mr.. Langdon we
class next for their thorough work.
| Their impersonations we have never
seen excelled and rarely equaled. We
| would like to say as much for Mr.. Roe
| as M6TCutlO, DuL CdHuOI Will HOt PtIIillt
He read the Queen Nab speech very
poorly and ineffectively He lacks the
superb aplomb. the dashing intrepidfty
of the polished man of the world that
Shakespeare made of Mercutio. Mr..
Murphy gave us the typical fiery Ty-
bait and Mr.. Mitchell as Capulet pre-
sented us with a finely accentuated char
acterization. Mr.. Anson's Peter was
very good indeed, and Mr.. Cartwright
made an acceptable Paris. One of the
noteworthy features of this production
was the mob. 1t was the best stage mob
in point of training we have seen for
decades. and in the street brawls they
gave vivid and effective coloring that
ordinarily would have seemed farcical.
All of the scenery was in historic keep
ing, and the settings made most arts-
tic environments for this brilliantly ex-
plotted story of the Swan of Avon.
ORPHEUM-There is mirth and mel
ody and fun galore at the Orpheum this
week. Two of the biggest attractions of
the season have been added to the bill
making it one of the finest the house has
ever presented. Novel specialties pretty
girls, sensational acrobats trick ami
mails, mellifuous singers, al there and
more combine to make vaudeville show
at this popular place so good that 1t Is a
treat to see and great loss to miss.
Dion Romandy, that clever master of
the violin. flddled everybody into the
very best Of humor. the two opening Sc
lectious BY his splendid orchestr8 re-