The herald., 1897-02-15

I veritable cyclone of novel features, mer-
riment and music, and by far the best
thing that clever Fanny Rice has ever
done. noted critic has gone on record
as saying: Fanny Rice has no equal.
She is simply Irresistible. She is a COM
edienne in the same light that Nat Good
| win and Sol Smith Russell are comedi-
ans. She bubbles over with fun and her
fun has positive dynamic force that
takes you by the collar and shakes a
| laugh out of you, whether you will or
not. She inspires the play with the
| spirit of her own personality until ev-
eryone on the stage and in the audience
| is Fanny Rice in different degrees, and
the great charm of it all is that through
out the performance, while the fun is at
its height, there is nothing pert or hoy
denish in her acting; on the contrary,
she makes manifest native modesty
and delicacy that wins and holds SUBJ
missfve genuine admira ton. She is a
thorough artistic in every sense of the
| word.''
Tonight Miss Rice and Manager wy
att tender a portion Of the receipts as
benefit to the members of Troop d cav
airy. 1t is expected that nearly the full
strength of the company will be present
in dress uniform.
| URBANK.-Tonight for the first
time in this city at the Burbank will be
presented that charming war drama, A
Fair Rebel" drama fully equal to the
famed Shenandoah. A Fair Rebel is
the real thing, full of life, color and spir-
1T. The pictures are stirring, the play
! abounds in striking pictorial incidents.
The Libby prison scene will be both elab-
crate and realistic. The stretching of
telegraph lines and sending messages on
the held Will be another novelty. The
old manor house in the first act will
make very charming picture, built in
the colonial style, orchard in the rear, a
lane running through it between dilapi-
dated rail fences
In the background the Blue Ridge
mountains rear their heads snow capped
to meet the clouds. All in all, it will be
very pleasing play. Seventy five men
of Company A, Seventh regiment, Ma
tional guard. will take part in the play,
and on Thursday evening the entire COM
pany will take a benefit for their men,
bers, and each evening mount a full
guard of honor in the foyer of the thea
ter. The play is wholesome, we'll con-
structed, will be adequately acted and
entertaining, with incidents both dra-
matte and sensational.
ORPHEUM-This house is to the front
with an exceptionally fine program of
vaudeville attractions, including a full
equipment of un-makers, musicians,
novelty artists, acrobats and dancers.
Never has there been a more promising
bill presented in the city. Prominent
among the features that will be intro
duced tonight is the world famous
Frantz family of acrobats. There are
seven members in this interesting troupe
and together they give the most start
ling and sensational turn imaginable.
Keating and Walker, the old-time favor
lite burnt cork artists, will introduce
some novelties in the way of eccentric
minstrelsy. An artist from whom the
management expects splendid showing
is Senorita LOmbra, the eminent Span
ish prima donna, late of the Peralta
Opera company of the City of Mexico.
Senor Manzo will exhibit his versatile
genius on the violin and other instru-
ments. The rest of the company en-
braces Alcide Capitaine, the female
Sandow; Wilson and Waring, who will
exploit new fancies in the comedy vau-
deville line; Binns and Binns, the &C.
centric musical specialists, and Lieu
tenant Nobel, with his comical ven-
triloquial turn.