The herald., 1897-01-11
AT THE THEATERS

LOS ANGELES THEATER-Tonigh
| Grau's famous organization VIII open
their two weeks engagement at the Los
Angeles theater, presenting on grand
scale that ever popular comic opera, The
| Beggar Student, which opera had lons
runs in all the large cities of the United
| States. Mr.. Robert Dunbar. the well
known tenor, will appear in the title role
| of the Beggar Student, Miss Alice john
son will sing her latest song. Baby, and
Miss Alice Carlc will introduce her reci-
tation of The Glove Manager Grau in
tends to give the theaterg going public
a treat during his two weeks stay in
Los Angeles, and will produce all of his
| operas in a style never before seen in
this city and at popular prices. Follow
| ing is tonightS cast:
| Countess Palmatica. Gertrude Lodge
Laura. Alice f. Johnson
Bronislava. a....................A Alice Carle
General Ollendor. Robert Lift
Lieutenant Poppenburg Fanny De Costa
Major HolZnoff ........ Morr1S Waish
Lieutenant Wargelheim Bertha St Clair
Jamtzky Sylvan Langloir
EEteritZ ..................Sta Stanley Felch
Putfke... ............. Eugene Avery
Zitka. Charles Phillips
Syom Symonovicz.. Robert N. Dunbar
THE BuRBANK-Tonight at the
Apti tttiEh tASatCt II. 4NiUSi AloS SOL u n
great Oriental romance, She, will be
presented for the first time in this city
by the Pearson company With very
strong cast This drama will be given
in it's entirety, and when the curtain
rises upon the imperial city of Kor by
moonlight there will be witnessed by
the audience at the Burbank a new idea
of realistic scenic effects, possibly the
bes. SesultS ever obtained on stage in
Los Angeles. The earthquake scenes
and the volcano in full eruption are to
be hardle0 in a striking and novel way.
The principal scenes introduced are the
swamps of Zanzibar, the revolving pill
lar Of fire, the weird hot-pot dance. the
electrical grotto, the caves and dwell
lings of the Amahaggars and the ghast-
ly death of the imperiouS but unprinci-
pied queen.
Tonight is the benefit night of the Ma
tive Sons of Los Angeles. The various
parlors have secured the boxes and
loges, the entire orchestra and a large
portion of the dress circle. Full dress
will predominate and the auditorium
will be a vcritabe flower garden. The
engagement is for one week with a Sat-
urday matinee.
ORPHEUM.-The program which will
be presented this evening really includes
two shows-Phoite'S great English PAN
tomime company and the usual long
list of vaudeville specialities besides.
Their screamingly funny pantomme.
Mephisto. is the biggest piece of novelty
work ever presented on the vaudeville
stage. At Roster & Balls in New York.
it had the most successful and phenomi-
nally long run of anything ever intro
duced.
r. the way of vaudeville there could
hardly be n better bill of fare offered
than this weeks. Zazelle and Vernon.
the renowned comedy acrobats, head
the list. They are premiers on the hori-
zontal bars, performing some of the most
marvellous feats ever accomplished.
With it all they are supremely fun0r.
Clermonts trained animals will be there
with all their astonishing tricks and
ludicrous antics. The poodle that plays
the piano is really wonder A lively
bit of entertainment will be that given
by the three pretty Dunbar sisters in
their spicey song and dance skit. Cush-
man and Holcombe. the eminent oper-
attic artists; Galetti's monkey come
dians. and Kaoly. the elastic acrobat,
complete the array of talent