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LOS ANGELES THEATER.-willie
Collier and good-sized company ap-
peared last night in the three-act farce
(from the French, of course) entitled
"The Man From Mexico" The man is
Benjamin Fitzhugh, personated by Mr.
Collier, and his unhappy experiences
fill out the allotted time and provoke the
risiblities of the audience to a very
marked degree. The story has been
heretofore explained in these columns,
and it is only needful to say that the
advertised promises respecting the
mirth- provoking powers of the plot and
Of the acting were fully borne out last
night. Seldom has more hearty laughter
been heard in the walls of the theater.
The piece will be repeated tonight and
tomorrow, with Wednesday matinee.
BURBANK THEATER.--A large and
appreciative audience greeted the first
performance of Forgiven" by the Shaw
company at this house last evening. The
piece Is one of the best that has been
put on by this troupe. Sam T. Shaw, as
the wronged husband, was the central
figure. Mr.. Shaw possesses genuine
dramatic talent and manages to i'm
press his individuality upon his audi
ence. He is possessed of handsome
stage presence and appeared thorough
ly at home in the character he assumed.
His acting was without apparent effort
and he never became theatrical. The
trying part of the falsely accused wife
was creditably portrayed by Alice Saun-
ders. AL. II. Hallett made very accept
able villain. Fl. w. Gilbert struggled
with the comedy part of Denver Dan,
and Nellie Shaw, as Cordelia, the old
fashioned old maid. made genuine hit,
as she always does in these comic parts.
The minor parts were well sustained by
William and Birdie de vaul, Albert Wat
son, Harry Lewellyn and, last but not
least, little Bessie Busirk.
The piece was effectively staged, the
scene in a rocky canyon in New Mexico
receiving special applause. Forgiven"
will be continued until Friday and will
no doubt prove great drawing card.
Commencing Friday evening, "In Miz-
zoura" will be given.
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ORPHEUM.-The program was varied
last night by the Introduction Of several
novelties. the principal one being Pa
trice in little comedietta, which was
really little more than a sketch, in
which she was assisted by the author,
ALI. Hampton. 1t is entitled "a New
Years Dream" and depicts Mr.. Hamp-
ton as New York clubman returning
home on New Years eve, little the
worse for wear, and falling asleep in
chair near his vo,pp ORG apdrpotIar,c por
trait. The portrait is depicted by the
fascinating Patrice, and the drawing of
the curtain from the frame, exposing
the full-length picture of the little ac-
tress. draped in charming silk gown,
cut decollete and en- train, drew forth a
burst of applause from the audience
The figure steps from the frame, and
there is a dialogue with the rounder,
who dreams that he wakes up and has
general good time in the way of chat
and repartee with his grandma, who has
taking ways. The little scene was re-
ceived with considerable applause, and
there seems no reason why other scenes
of the kind may not meet with Just as
satisfactory a reception.
Among the new turns were the Far
mum Brothers, acrobats of more than
usual skill and daring, who captured the
house with the finish and ease Of their
performance.
Then there was Mile. Rombello, who
made pictures by scattering colored
sands on plush ground set in heavy
gold frame. This work is done so that
the whole audience, while it can watch
the work in process of being done, is not
able to study the finished picture until
the fair artist turns it right side up. The
work is novel of it's kind and appeared to
be entirely pleasing. The fact that the
lady artist wore silk knee breeches, silk
stockings and white silk doublet, while
her feminine attendant was similarly,
though not so splendidly, attired, may
have had something to do with the ap-
plause. At any rate, her work was
pleasing and, in it's way, artistic.
Chief among the hold-overs was Kitty
Mitchell, who introduced some new
songs in her own inimitable and dainty
way. Her coon song was new and was
evidently the preferenceof the audience,
until she sang about poor little maid
of the Midway. This song, with its
accompaniment of gesture, which never
overstepped the bounds of decorum and
yet conveyed whole volume of sup
pressed fun, caught on immensely, and
the audience became so insistent that
Little Red Riding Hood had to be
brought out from the rest she had earned
by being on the boards last week.
Ophelita, Musical Dale and the Avolos
were among the hold-overs. The last
named team did a fine act of gym
nastics. The Gilmore Sisters to the dis
appointment of the audience, made no
change in their act, although an entire
ly new scene had been promised. The
house was a crowded one, as usual and
the entertainment was received with
even more than the ordinary amount of
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