The herald., 1897-10-10

Tuesday evening with Ponchielli's four
act opera, La Giaconda" to be followed
on Wednesday evening, for the first time
in this city, with I'm Ballo in
Maschera"; Thursday evening and Sat-
urday matinee Puccinis La Boheme,"
the opera which made the great eensa-
tion of last season in Paris, and which is
taken from the novel La Vie de BO
heme," by Henri Murger. The columns
of the Figaro in Paris used to contain
interesting articles concerning the Bo-
hemian experiences of the four charac-
ters that form the central attraction of
the opera: Rudolph, the poet; Schau-
nard, the musician; Marcellus, the
painter, and Collin, the philosopher. The
tribulations of these four impecunious'
and artistic fellows form the back
ground of this Characteristic opera rem
dered the more charming by the pathetic
history of Mimi the flower girl, and
Musette, the coquette This latter part
is a creation by Mile. Cleopatra Vicini.
who, with sunshiny soprano voice and
true French chic, acts the part to per-
fection.
The scenery and costumes for these
operas were made in Milan, and are
no expense having been spared to make
fitting setting for these gems of music
Friday evening Verdis charming Err
nani' will be sung. and on Saturday
evening the same authors masterpiece,
I'll Trovatore." 1t seems almost mpos-
sible that such artists and such COM
pany could afford to play in this city and
at such reasonable prices. but it is all
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blows no one good, and when the gates
of Havana were shut on the two months
engagement which this company had
booked in that city, they We're forced to
either go elsewhere or be idle until their
return engagement during the carnival
in the City of Mexico. Finding a hall
loaf better than no bread, they play in
Los Angeles and San Francisco at re-
duced prices. The management an
nounces that the seats purchased for
Monday will be used Tuesday evening;
those for Tuesday on Wednesday even
ing, and SO on until Friday evening,
which was vacant, takes Thursdays
place, and Saturdays bill remains the
same as al first announced.
BURBANK THEATER - advance
Announcements Tomorrow evening will
find an entire change of program at the
Burbank. The Broadway Theater COM
pany will commence the third week of
it's engagement with the society comedy
drama '"The District Attorney" This
piece met with success when first pre-
sented at the American theater in New
York and had a run of seventy five
nights to crowded houses. 1t is from
the pens of Charles Klein, author of eel
CAPTAIN" and Harrison Grey Fiske
editor of the Dramatic Mirror. With one
exception this is the first time it has ever
been played on the Pacific coast. 1t was
put on at the California theater in San
Francisco and was one of the successes
of the season.
The plot of "The District Attorney
is based upon the political corruption
once existing in New York and the sub
sequent Investigations made by the
LeXow committee. The story told is of
the forgery of the mayors name to GER
tain papers, forgery committed to hide
a steal of gigantic proportions that had
been made by certain public officials.
Seeing that exposure by the Lexow COM
mittee was inevitable, by promise of a
large sum of money and protection from
Imprisonment they succeed in persuad-
ing young clerk in the mayors office to
plead guilty of the crime. Contrary to
expectations he is sentenced to long
term in. the pententiary. The conspira-
tors fail to keep their word and leave
him to his fate The clerk threatens to
expose the real culprits, and to prevent
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young lawyer appointed as district at
torney, hoping in this way to so control
the district attorneys office that an ex-
animation of the convicted clerk will not
be made. But the district attorney
proves to be hard to manage, and though
in love with the leaders daughter, will
not do the leaders bidding. The clerk
is brought before the committee and
allowed to tell the truth anS name the
real conspirators.
Miss Truax will take the role of Grace
Brainerd, the daughter of the leader of
the ring, Mathew Brainerd. This latter
character will be assumed by Mr.
Adams. Mr.. Hallock will be seen as the
district attorney, John Stratton; Mr.
Blakemore as the New York editor;
Mr.. Post as the convicted clerk, Pear
son; Miss Miffin as his faithful sweet
heart, and Miss Henry as Miss Brainerd,
a younger daughter of Mathew Brai-
nerd.
ORPHEUM. - (Advance Announce
ment) One of the greatest and grand
est shows ever offered by this house will
be seen next week. European novelties
direct from the principal theaters of
Europe; female monologue artistic; the
greatest mimic of the age; professor of
black art, and two of the best of last
weeks bill will comprise the program
One of the leading features is Ell To-
bedie, the wonderful equlibriSt from the
Arcade, st. Petersburg. This artistic,
appearing for the first time in America
upon the Orpheum stage, seems to defy
all laws of nature in her phenomenal
feats of balancing Adrien Ancion, the
graceful and daring aerial artistic, is an
other newcomer, who makes her first
American appearance here. She has
been the reigning success In her line in
Europe for the past three years. Ptrot,
who is described as "the meteor of MINI
icry," and who is already we'll known
here. is another bright particular star in
the aggregation. BY the simple aid of a
wig or two and an occasional mustache
or pair of whiskers, he gives vivid and
life-like sketches of the men of
the day with surprising rapidity
One of the youngest and at