The herald., 1897-05-09

| q new blu for this week the Or
lpheum management has been for
ciples In the Maplesou Opera company,
fthese artists are considered among the
greatest singers on the vaudeville stage.
Vaudeville appears to be the medium
through which opera Is to become pop
ularized, IL 1t Is to be so at all. At any
rate. Alberti and Orlandi are In fair
way to make 1t popular. for they have
been received in San Francisco with
great eclat. and their engagement was
tunate in securing the famous oper-
attic stars, Signor Achille Alberti and
Nine. Annina Orlandi. Formerly prin-
continued week after week on account
of their unfailing popularity.
Two performers who are certain to
win favor at once are the Ordway broth
ers whose cleverness on the bicycle has
been heralded by the press from one end
of the country to the other, until they
are today the acknowledged champion
trick riders of the stage. When 1t comes
to maneuvering within the narrow linz
its of the stage. the amount of skill nee
essary to guide the tricky wheel is great
ly increased.
DA4Nh.-\AQFdIlCc All
iiouncement) There has been lot of
fun at the Burbank the past week, and
well pleased audiences have crowded
the house nightly. There is fascina-
tior in tinsel and bright colored lights,
pretty girls and music. and Around
the World in Eighty Days" has made
such a success that Manager Pearson
has concluded to produce that great
favorite THE Black Crook" during the
next week, with Saturday and Sunday
matinees. This ballet spectacle is we'll
known. There Will be lots of pretty
girls, gorgeous scenery, beautiful tab
leaux and grand transformations. Much
attention has been paid to scenic ef-
fects. Starting in the valley at the foot
of the Alpine mountains, Roseta's and
Creppo's, Rudolph's and Amina's trou-
bles commence. Act first closes with
the great Incarnation scene, and the
grand entry of Kiralfy's ballet. Sew
eral additions have been made to the
Burbank stock company, the ballet has
been doubled, and one Of the strongest
productions yet seen in Los Angeles
will be the result.
The scenic artist has given a splendid
piece of work in the fairy grotto, in
which the meeting of Stalacta, the
fairy queen, and Rudolph takes place,
and In which the fete is given where
Rudolph receives the golden horn. In
act third will be seen the grand palace,
Introducing the march of the Amazons,
under the direction of Mr.. Ar
mold Kiralfy, who will produce
his famous grotesque dance, which
he has presented in all the cities
of the United States and Europe, for
over S400 times. The following dances.
marches, ballets and tableaux will be
presented: The wooden shoe dance, by
the. coryphees; the demon dance; the
nursery rhyme ballet. introducing Bo-
Peep, Little Boy Blue. Humpty Dumpty,
Little Red Riding Hood, etc. The crown
! ing feature will be reserved for the
last, the grand transformation scene,
unfolding a gorgeous dream of dazzling
splendor. Next week will he one of the
strongest bills ever presented at the
Burbank. In the near future a strong
attraction at the Burbank will be viva
cious Katie Putnam and an entire new
company in a repertoire including
"Fanchon, the Cricket" "Irma," THE
Wait" "Old Curiosity Shop" 1.-The Old
Lime Kiln etc. Miss Putnam is a
great favorite in this city, and will be
greeted with crowded houses.
Ell CAPITAN.-(Advance Announce
ment) ]. w. Mckinney, the business
manager of the Hopper Opera company
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday and
is registered, at the Van Nuys. Mr. Nc
Kinney says the Hopper organization
this season is 1.-The largest, best and
most complete the comedian has yet
had, and also that it is the most ex-
pensdve of it's kind on the read" The
comic opera eel Captain" will be pre-
sented in this city on Friday and Sat-
urday evenings, May 21st and 22d, at
the Los Angeles theater.