The herald., 1898-11-08

The UKBANh.-lhe jules Orau Up
era company last night opened its season
with rendition of Won Suppe's tuneful and
ever popular "Boccaccio." Following is the
cast:
Boccaccio Adele Harrington
Jeanette e................. Sylvan Langlois
Pietro Harry Davies
Lambertucio ................ Stanley Felch
Lotteringhi ............ George Broderick
Scala Dan Young
The Unknown, the Major, Franeello,....
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. John Lawton
Chico o..................... Maurice Whish
Lahno .............. Katharine Goodrich
Fiametta ............... Mary Darlington
Isabella Helen Bogoet
Beatrice .................... Edith Young
Peronela ................. Fannie Meyers
Fillipo ...................... Grace Hale
Orette Jennie Dickerson
The company, as will be seen, contains
number of names familiar to Los Angeles
audiences. Adele Harrington, in the title
role looked as charming as ever and has
lost none of her power to please, as was evi-
dent by the reception given to her principal
numbers. Mary Darlington as Fiametta
made distinct success on account OF her
sweet singing. She has fresh, pure-toned
soprano and sings with taste and very fair
amount of expression. She is evidently at
her best in ballad music. In time she will
no doubt learn something Of the art Of act
ing. She shows a remarkable amount OF
promise for so youthful a singer and the
audience took to her very kindly.
1t is not necessary to go into the details
of the performance of the opera, further
than to say that it was, taken altogether, a
very satisfactory and enjoyable rendering
of an old favorite. The costuming is good
and the chorus is adequate to the demands
upon it. In fact, there are, including the
extra musicians in the orchestra, about for
ty people engaged in the representation,
making it equal to opera for which the pub
lie has been accustomed to pay much higher
prices. How the management can afford to
put on work so well supported in all its
details at Burbank prices is problem that
outsiders can hardly solve.
The orchestra was ably directed and rem
dered efficient service in the representation.
In an opera of this kind great deal falls
to the share of the comedians, and much is
expected of them. The three men who car
ry the burden of the comic work are all
capable, and Telch and Broderick are each
quite popular here. Some of the horseplay
that pleases in one night stands, such as
"The Three Widows" has been eliminated
by Mr.. Grau out of respect to the intelli-
gence of the larger public here; but there
are still lot of unfunny local gags which
might better be cut The low comedian
should have all his local fun compressed into
the limits of his "topical song," without
which no comic opera, from "The Mikado"
down, is complete.
The house was fairly we'll filled, the au-
dence was responsive and the Grau COM
pany will attract big attendance as soon
as it is known how good performance is
given.
o O o
THE LOS ANGELES.-The variety farce
known as ''At Gay Coney island" which
was shown here about year ago, has drift
ed this way again, this time without its twin
stars, Mathews and Bulger, whose places
are supplied by others equally well adapted
to the eccentric demands Of a piece of this
ota The "a, n.