The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17
At THE THEATER


ORPHEUM.-An overlooking house was
drida that forms the regular bill Of fare at
this popular house.
The program, taken az whole, Is capt.
tally constructed for the purpose Of pleas
ing nearly every variety of taste that
might be supposed to md a representation
within the walls of vaudeville theater.
Prominent among the new turns, and
most extensively advertised, was that of
Lizzie B. Raymond, who Is a very buxom
lady, with an expansive smile, strong
voice. which 1t would be fattery to call
musical, and an ability to get on good
terms in short order with that part OF the
house that makes the noisiest applause.
Her selections consisted of song about
Nora" two or three coon songs, an Irish
song or two, and by special favor the lady s
latest success, maudlin, sentimental de-
scriptive ballad about young person who
led "a life Of shame" and consequently
came to grief This gem was entitled,
"She's More to Be Pitied Than Censured,"
and the audience evidently thought so too.
The fair Lizxie's turn was achieved by a
little one-sided conversation with the audi
ence and few familiar limitations. A
costume of delicate blue, decollete at both
ends, was made to do duty for this varied
amount Of work.
There were quite number Of followers,
the two Chinese impersonators, who are
clever knockabout acrobats, and are evil
tently well liked; then the long man and
the short man, who did not get much ap-
plause. Tony Wilson and the clown on
the triple bars are excellent in their diff
cult work. Colby and Way, the latter as the
dancing doll, are capital, and the program
winds up with another pair of comedy
acrobats, Reno and Richards, who appear
Immediately after Smith O. Brien, singing
comedian, the two last named turns being
new ones.
But by all odds the best thing on the
program. and one which alone is worth
the price of admission and the time spent
in seeing 1t, is the skit by AL Leeeh and
his three rosebuds. Lottie Vincent, Mollie
Moller and Mabel Fuller. They repeat
the piece they gave last week, which is en-
titled "Their First Lesson" 1t is acted
entirely in the spirit of burlesque, and the
three girls carry 1t out capitally, both in
costume, voice and action. They sing re-
markably well, by the bye, thing that
is so uncommon on a vaudeville stage as
to be worthy Of notice. Their second en-
trance, where they sing selection from
"Boccacio" In the quaint costumes of that
charming opera, Is remarkably fetching.
AS for Leech, he Is genuine comedian
one of the kind that sometimes makes the
fortune of a comic piece when he gets the
opportunity. His comedy is clean and
legitimate, and he gets his effects without
having to talk to the audience and without
going out of his oddly conceived and in
tensely amusing character.
The new bill will draw fine houses for
the rest of the week.
BURBANK-The Belasco-Thall stock
company opened its seventh week at this
house last night with 1.-THE Nominee" q
farcical comedy first introduced to the
American stage by Nat Goodwin and play.
ed by him In this city nearly seven years
ago. 1t Is taken from the French of Alex
ander Brisson, whose piece was entitled
lie Depute de Bombignac." and 1t wa
rather a favorite role of Coquelin's. Chas
Wyndham played in an English version
of the piece by Justin Mccarthy under thu
| title Of 1.-THE Candidate" and the present
adaptation played as 1.-The Nominee" was
made by Richardson and Yardley to sui
the idiosyncracies of the popular Nat
Goodwin.
1t Is necessary to mention the French
origin of the piece in order to account fol-
the presence In II of a number of impos-
sible things, such as could not occur, for
instance, in the American society which
is pretended to be represented.
10 al m n
the world tired of the humdrum life Of his
country home and especially tired Of his
mother-in-law, Is anxious to get away to
the city on q vacation, which he may spend
with a charmer The humor of the piece
consists of the attempts he makes to de-
ceive his wife and of his success in so do
Ing The ot.1er men of the play are also
engaged in roles Of deception, and the
marriage relation is very pleasantly de-
rided in truly French way that seems odd
in its American Disguise
There are plenty of opportunities fol
clever comedy work, and this company Is
now so thoroughly at home with what the
members Of it have to do, that the action
goes without any particular stiffness,
which is not saying that another repre-.
sentation will not give 1t added smooth
ness.
The house was not well filled. people
seeming to think that a stock company
will do better later In the week, the ex-
perience Of the management being that
the audience increases in size with every
performance.
The following was the cast of charac-
ters:
Jack Medford,. the Nominee. w. H. Pascoe
Leopold Bunyon.. George Osbourne
Colonel Murray. ......John T. Nicholson
Porter Vane.. Frank flaming
Pete Frank Bacon
Mabel Medford. ................. Essie Tittell
Rose Van Barclay. Gertrude Tidball
Mrs. Van Barclay..............M Marie Howe
Annie Harrington. Mrs. Geo. Osbourne
The piece was prettily staged and hand
somely costumed. The members of the
company are now so well known that It
is only necessary to say that they per-
formed their respective characters with
their usual ability and gave a highly
pleasing performance of the comedy.