The herald., 1897-11-16
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LOS ANGELES THEATER.-The
Jules Grau Opera company opened u
weeks engagement with performance
which was declared on the bills to be
Won Suppe's "Boccacio." and has also
been advertised as sRoccacio Up-to-
date The up-to-date features were
quite prominent and resulted in making
the affair sort of vaudeville show. even
to the extent of Introducing the boy in
the gallery who sings verse alter
nately with the performer on the stage
Eloise Mortimer, in the title role, was
stunning as to garments aud filed them
generously. She was evidently suffering
from cold, ana the chill extended to her
acting. Mary Darlington. as Fiametta.
made pleasing impression. She has Il
voice of delightful quality Martin
Pache was warmly received and his
singing of the role Of the prince, as well
as his introduced songs met with much
applause. The comic men were not
comic enough to cause any side splitting
laughter. but We're hard working III the
cause and We're applauded.
The chorus was handsomely costumed
and sang with energy, giving out,a good
volume of sound,
AS a presentation of Won Suppes work
the performance is hardly entitled to
serious notice. The manager evidently
has the idea that the opera may be i'm
proved by the Introduction of modern
music hall features, and the audience
present, which was not large one, ap
peared to approve of his plan.
Tonight Fra Diavolo' will be pre-
sented.
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BURBANK THEATER.-The Broad
way theater company opened the eighth
week of their engagement at this house
last night, presenting the well-known
melodrama. The Two Orphans" The
piece went with remarkable smooth
ness for a first performance. 1t was well
staged, the scenery, especially the real
istic snow storm in the fourth act, conf
ing in for its share of the applause.
AS the two orphans. Miss Truax and
Miss Henry succeeded in arousing and
sustaining the sympathies of the audi
ence from first to last. Chas. Hallock.
as the outlaw, made good villain. MI.
Post did full justice to the part of the
cripple. The best character bits in the
performance were the work of Hattie
Foley. as Mother Frochard, and Harry
F. Adams, as Picard, the valet. The rest
of the cast, which was quite numerous,
We're fully up to the requirements of the
piece. On the whole, the performance
is good one, and we'll worth seeing.
ORPHEUM.-There was packed
house as usual last night at the Or
pheum. and the bill all through was
above the average. The Knaben-Ka-
pelle gave further and more convincing
proof in the Wagner number they play
ed of their extraordinary cleverness. 1t
was quite the most exacting thing they
have tried here. fantasie from Tam
hauser,' "Lohengrin,' THE Flying
Dutchman," and other operas, and it
was nobly handled. The boys also
played some stirring military marches
brilliantly, and Schuberts romantic lit
tie Am Meer."
OF the new people. Nine. Orbasany put
her troop of wonderfully trained cocka-
toes through some particularly clever
tricks, in which the birds drew tiny car
riages, fired off a ininiaturefcahnon and
executed other remarkable feats-for
birds.
Siamese twins, and in various grotesque
guises do a very funny turn in panto
mime, caught the house at once; and
Petrie and Elsie, the other new team.
open the bill and tell some funny stories
that would put the average California
story to the blush.
Press Eldridge has saved some of his
choicest and best persiflage for this
week: the Dunns enlarge on some of
their cleverest business of last week,
and Hayden and Hetherton present one
another with bon mots