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LOS ANGELES THEATER-Tonight
the attractive Corinne will appear in the
comic opera "An American Beauty"
work that has enjoyed great vogue
at the New York Casino, and which has
been received with all the marks of ap-
probation elsewhere. The San Fran
cisco Bulletin says of the production in
that city:
Corinne made her first appearance this
season at the Columbia theater last night
in IAN American Beauty" and 1t was
found that the dark little comedienne had
lost none of her vivacity or diamonds. She
seems, on the contrary, to have gained
in sparkle and merriment. Corinne has an
individuality and magnetism that would
tell effectively in more serious drama.
IAN American Beauty" the role which
Corinne herself assumes. is a fascinating
Newport widow with many admirers. Her
beauty makes her the subject of most
fiatterng professional proposals from
Bangle, Budd & Bingle, the proprietors of
the greatest show on or off the earth.
An English earl disguised as humble
gardener is also a sutor for her hand The
circus tent scene is bright and novel as a
background for the fiirtations of the
Casino girls and the Cholies and the
songs of the chorus. The scene of the
last act, which Is the terrace of the Casino
at Monte Carlo, by moonlight. is quite
beautiful, and was vigorously applauded
in itself last night AN American Beauty
Is light and frothy enough to please the
most champagne fancy. 1t has few of those
tiresome, desert places which in many
productions of this kind counteract the
sprightliness of the other portions.
BURBANK THEATER.-A consider
able improvement in the management of
minor details is visible in the presenta-
tion Of the capital comedy Of Friends"
at this house, and the piece goes with
all the smoothness to be desired and to
the evident enjoyment of the audience.
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ORPHEUM.-The s. r. o. sign is out
long before the overture at the Orpheum
every night. for it is a star bill all
through. The program is changed for
each performance of the Knaben-Kap-
ellie; the talented little chaps have be-
come accustomed to their surroundings
their kapell-meister, Schilzonyi, has
them we'll in hand, and their work grows
more brilliant and extraordinary all the
time.
Last night they played a Hungarian
program with the exception of the last
number, when they gave brilliant rem
dition of the "Star Spangled Banner
and yankee Doodle" The number just
previous was Czardas, the folksong OF
Hungary, in which the national charac-
teristics were portrayed. A simple lit
tie melody that is pathetic and melan-
chcly, is followed by theme in lighter
vein, which lapses into the minor key
again and then ends with wild rusf
Of excitement. The young Magyars
played it from their souls, and as the
technique in all their works is superfine
the result was very beautiful. Theil
reading of the Rakoczy overture, which
Is one of their national airs, was superb
and they were twice deservedly recalled
Next to the band, the work in import
ance and cleverness is the turn of the
Dunns. They are diminutive in stature
but they make up for 1t in ginger ant
| cleverness. Jimmie Dunn's dancing ant
singing are both dainty and charming
and Arthur Dunn's humor is clean, spon
taneous and irresistibly funny. With ;
large woolly yellow door mat on his head
he gives burlesque of Paderewski tina
is delicious, and at the last when he i.
tossed in air by the movable stool tht
audience shouts with laughter. The
rest of the turns all get their full share
of the applause.