The herald., 1897-10-17

which he had on a gray mare. He tells
how he took the mare without her own
er's consent. drove her over hill and dale
at breakneck speed, and at last winds
up by killing the animal
1t happens that the hero Of the imagin-
airy ride has nephew who is desperate
ly in love with the daughter Of French
nobleman. The father Of the girl re-
fuses his consent to their union and they
decide to elope. The young man steals
a gray mare and they take very much
the same kind of ride that the imagin-
ative gentleman had described, winding
up, as in the story by killing the mare.
Then the fun commences, and, it com rs
fast and strong. The ownar Of the horse
hears Of the story that the gentleman
had told, and promptly sends him bill
for the horse he had killed This he pays
rather than admit that he had lied about
the matter. Then several people who
had seen the elopers report that he had
had a woman on the horse with him, and
this, coming to the ears of his wife
makes things decidedly tropical for him.
And so the fun goes on until the last act
when things are happily explained Ia
the satisfaction Of all parties concerned.
The piece will run the entire week, with
the usual Saturday matinee.
The cast will be a strong one. Mr..
Chas. Hallock will assume the role OF
John Maxwell, the gentleman who hates
lie. Mr.. Guy Bates Post will be David
Maxwell, his brother. Algy Maxwell
the young man who gets into trouble,
will be represented by Mr.. Clary. Mr. H.
D. Blakemore will be the Count de Che
verelle. an irascible Frenchman Miss
Helen Henry will appear as Kate Star,-
hope, John Maxwell's fiancee. Miss Mif-
film will play the part of Julia Maxwell,
David's wife, the lady who exaggerates.
Miss Ida Banning will be seen as Helene
de Cheverelle.
ORPHEUM. - advance Announce
ment.) There will be number of high
class attractions at this house the com
iEsg week. Two new comedy acts and a
wonderful exhibition of bicycle skill
The Smith family, composed of four per-
sons, who recently came from Australia
and made their first American appear
ance at the San Francisco Orpheun,
are said by the press Of that city to be
the cleverest in their line ever seen there.
They have made most thorough sue
cess in their tour of the British Indies
and colonies.
Harry Foy and Flo Clark, an extreme
ly clever comedy duo in their own crea-
ton entitled 1.-The Man Across the
Street." are among the newcomers.
Their singing and dancing is an espe-
cially enjoyable feature Of the
performance. Clayton, Jenkins ard
Jasper, 1.-TWO Men and Mule" /"
who are so we'll and favorably
known to the patrons of this house from
their successful appearance here year
ago, are also newcomers and sure of Il
welcome. The best of last weeks bill is
retained for one week longer. Clever
little Irene Franklin in her topical songs
and character impersonatlons. will give
a complete change Of act. Richard Pi-
trot will introduce new faces and some
Of local celebrity. Adrlen Ancion will
be seen in her accomplished trapeze per-
formarce, and Ell Zobedie will give his
wonderful act Of balancing on his hands
There will be the usual Wednesday
Saturday and Sunday matineeS.
LOS ANGELES THEATER.-(Ad-
vance Announcement The scene OF
my Friend From India" Is laid in New
York. where an illiterate Kansas City
pork packer of wealth has failed to get
: iE1to society, and his son, a young scape-
grace, awakes one morning after spree
to find a barber occupying the same
room with him. To conceal the strang
er's identity the young man wraps a
yellow silk bedspread about the man
and introduces him as my Friend From
India" and a member of the order Of the
yellow robe of Theosophists. Instead of
getting out of his scrape in this way
however, the son gets in deeper; for his
father suddenly conceives the idea of
adopting the barber into his household
and putting him on the social market as
a fad. The momentary freak of the
young man thus become a serious mat
ter, and, a series of complications arise
forming the laughable situations of the
play-the barber trying to get away
but being detained one way and another
by the old man. And when the latter
finally discovers the truth his own eff
forts to get free from the ENHANCEMENT
of his fad rival all the combinations of
fun.
Incidental to this plot are two love
stories running through the whole-the
son and his sweetheart who stands by
him, and the young daughter Of the
house and her lover A thrice widowed
sister Of the old gentleman, German
maid, the youngest daughter, an eccen-
trio preacher and other characters con-
tribute to keeping things moving righ;
along. Managers Smyth and Rice have
spared no expense in furnishing a beau
tiful equipment in staging the comedy,
and the original company, every mem
ber of which has been secured with
a special view to fitness for the charac-
ters assumed, will appear in the forth
coming production, comprising Frederic
Bond, Johr F. Ward, John B. Maher,
Joseph Hall, Joseph Alderman, Frank
Parry, Jack Finn, Helen Reimer, Nita
Allen, Glare Hathaway, Nota May
nard, Mrs. Alderman and May Vokes.
The piece will be presented Thursday,