The herald., 1897-05-16

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Los Angeles Theotef the zAuch.ntral1 al1sd
initial performances Of John Philip Sou
sa's and Charles xlein'e musical senoa-
Ition, Eel CAPTAIN" will take place, and
1t Il but natural to anticipate that on
the reappearance OF De Wolf Hopper and
the members OF his excellent organlsA-
ton the house viii be ialled to overaow-
Ing.
The soprano and tenor OF the company.
Nella Bergen and Edmund Stanley, have
been provided by Mr.. Sousa with num-
ber OF charming eolos and duets, while
Alice Hosmer, contralto, and Thomas 8.
Guiee, baritone. have been tntrusted
with the more ambitious music OF the
score. Edna Wallace Hopper, the clever
little wife Of the star, Will essay the
leading female role, that Of Estrelda, Z
hero-worshipping coQuette. Mr.. Hop
per will be seen and heard In the title
role Of the opera, that Of Ell Captain, Z
clustering, cowardly insurgent, who is
In reality Don Metigua, the recently ap-
pointed viceroy of Peru. The comedian
will render the "Song OF El CAPTAIN"
1.-THE Typical Tune OF zanxibar." the
song to 1.-THE God Of Wine," and dainty
waltz number which he sings and dances
with his wife. Other members OF the
company are: Alfred Klein, John Parr,
Harry p. Stone, Louis 6hrader, Robert
Pollard, Ida Sebastian, May Weber and
others. The engagement Is for two
nights and one matinee. The sale OF re-
served seats will open at the box ONCE
on next Tuesday morning.
| THE BURBANK - (Advance An
nouncement.) "Fanchon, the Cricket"
will be produced tomorrow night
at the Burbank by charming Katie
Putnam and an entirely new company.
'The Chicket" Is adapted from George
Sands beautiful romance, La Petite
Fadette," and, thanks to the tender, re-
spectful spirit in which the subject has
been approached by Miss Putnam, a
wonderfully attractive comedy has been
evolved from Sands quantity impress
sive sketch of French provincial life.
Fanchon preserves in very marked
way the gentle sentiment. ideal purity
and delicate grace Of La Petite Fa-
dette."
| Flying about, here, there and every
where, Fanchon, the child, fearlessly en-
! joys her open air life and the mingled
awe and contempt with which her wild
and uncanny ways inspire the village
children. But at last she has the mis-
fortune to fall in love with Landry, the
son and heir Of the wealthy owner OF
the Cosse farm. and her life is hence
forth almoet desolate by an absorbing
desire to be as other girls, to be known
for the chaste and hard-working peas
ant maiden she really is and to share
in the education and amusements Of
her fellows.
The character becomes noble under the
influence of the scarcely acknowledged
passion and the daily life less abandoned
! to joyous merriment. The mischievous-
ness is gradually dropped, the little acts
of duty become part of the daily life and
Fadette. no longer a child, assumes the
spiritual beauty to which her great,
thoughtful eyes and tender voice now
give full expression.
This is the development Of the charac-
ter which Miss Putnam will place be-
fore the audience Of the Burbank on
Monday evening, supported by an en-
tire new company. New scenery and CO.'S
tunes and new faces will undoubtedly
please everybody