The herald., 1897-03-07

sung OH the scene, ana tne lHcluentdl VI :
chestral music are the work of George
Bizet. The story is melancholy, and
deals with the love of peasant for Il
young woman unworthy of him. He
loses his mind when he learns of her
foulness. His mother wants him to
marry another girl, who loves him, but
he repulses her. After HIS mother has
finally consented TO his marriage with
the unworthy Woman of Aries" he de-
clines, and kills himself by jumping out
of the window. The unworthy but beau
tiful creature is not seen in the play.
The mother is the character that will be
acted by Mrs Booth.
Joseph Petrich, formerly of the Los
Angeles Orpheum. has made arrange
ments to open place of amusement in
Randsburg. He has instructed Archie
Levy to engage fifteen people of talent
and send them to Randsburg in time to
open the new theater on the 18th of this
month. About $500 win be expended
upon the building, exclusive of stage
fittings. Scenic artists and stage car
penters have been sent down from San
Francisco to Mt the stage up properly.
An orchestra OF seven pieces has been
engaged in Los Angeles. The entire in
vestment will approximate $4,000, says
San Francisco paper ASit is the Gus
tom to exaggerate the figures in these
advance notices." the foregoing may be
taken with several grains of saline con-
diment.
LOS ANGELES THEATER.-Th bill
for the week is supplied by the Broad
way Comedians" who will appear in
farce comedy entitled Town Topics"
Every one knows that farce comedy
.t-f Go, -
never has one; but its success is due to
the people who are engaged to intro
duce their several specialties, and who
appear for tine chief purpose of raising
the spirits of the audience and inducing
them to join in hilarious merriment.
Manager Wyatt has reduced the prices
for this attraction, which is commend
able move on his part, seeing that the
akit has already been given in this city
at prices below the standard of the Los
theater. The company. II Is un-
derstood, has been strengthened by the
addition of some good vaudeville artists
and ii now includes: William Kellar.
william H. Mack. John World, John
Queen, Joseph Harrington, William
Nelson, Frank Caverly, A. NJ. Miller,
Beatric Norman, Nellie Sennett. Lylian
Heckler, Luella Miller, Elise Eugent,
and Laura Wainsford.
BURBANK THEATER. = Michael
Strogoff" will be given its final per-
formance tonight. 1t has been we'll re-
ceived during the week and is to be sue
ceeded tomorrow night by Monte Girls
to- a drama which has an unfailing
and out of which James
O'Neill is reported TO have made two or
three fortunes If the story told is true,
his investments from the money he has
made from Monte Cristo" include
mine in Colorado, farm in Jersey, two
houses on the Boulevard. New York:
three houses in Kansas City, half of the
suburbs outside of Denver, an orange
grove in this state and Ave houses in
New London, Conn, where he makes
his home.
The scenes and incidents of this excit
ing play are always followed with close
attention by the audience, and famil-
iaHty has only increased the hold it has
upon the public. Alexander Dumas never
his work in the writing of this
romance and 1t is as fresh and inter-
esting today as when 1t was first pro-
duced. George Montserrat will per-
senate the hero, and the other charac-
ters will be taken by Norval McGregor,
Wilson Enco, Walter Fessler, Freder-
ick T. Jader Jas. NJ. Warde, Katie
man and Jessie Welburn.
A feature Of the performances at this
house is the introduction between acts
IF the cinographoscope which shows
series of wonderful effects in the shape
If pictures in which people move and
horses, railway trains, ocean waves and
other phenomena are seen in action.
Harry Corson Clark, the popular COM
sdian, will appear the week of the 18th
ba pdt entitled "a Matrimonial
Maze" Mr.. Clark is a gentleman of un-
common versatility in his profession,
and his appearance will afford great sat
sfaction to the patrons of the Bur
1ank.
ORPHEUM.-Promi on the new
1ill is Titeria, the premiere danseuse,
who after a six months season of vau-
ievine glory in New York, has come to
he Orpheum to lead the ballet and
to dazzle the frequenters
If this place with her loveliness and
grace. She is said to be a really fine
lancer and will no doubt lead the giddy
pallet on to greater conquests than they
nave yet made in their two weeks reign
1t the Orpheum.
The Painter trio of demon contortion-
SITS come to this city with booming
ecord, according to press notices from
ire assured they will present a great
of the India-rubber eort
No vaudeville show is complete with
'ut a song and dance act and to supply
his necessary adjunct McCloud and
Melville have been engaged. They will
rive the kind of turn that every one
likes as may be expected for they were
great favorites in San Francisco.
3riseno, the far-famed wire walker is
llso included among the newcomers.
lie is announced as "one of the leading
Ierialists of the world" and will no
loubt give a startling performance.
Ward and Curran have been retained
nd will appear again with fresh funny
SINS and new songs rendered in their
manner. The Four Cohans
will also remain. They give the kind of
amusement that everybody likes and
sill not be the least enjoyable feature
# the show.
John and Bertha Gleason have kicked
themselves into popular favor with
lively clog dance that will bear repeat
ng.
The ballets will remain and this an
louncement will be perhaps the most
ratifying to the majority of patrons
hat could be made. They will vary their |
erformance by the addition of the Sail |
RS horrpipe, the gold and silver bal |
cts and conclude with Spanish dance |
With patriotic finale representing |
america protecting Cuba.
The two usual performances will be !
iven today, the new bill going on to- |
morrow evening.
AL Anderson, the light footed colored |
omedian, who made such a hit at the |
rpheum over year ago and whose !,
lemory has been kept fresh with the |
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