The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-19
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by the public to the really clever operate
performances that for some weeks past have
been given at this house seems to be grow
ing smaller, rather than increasing. II one
may judge BY the dispiritingly small audi
ence that was gathered last night to witness
the first performance by the Carl Martens
Opera company Of 1.-The Privateer.'
Under the depressing influence Of . small
audience, and 1t being the first night of the
performance, 1t was hardly to be expected
that the piece would be given to the best
advantage. and yet 1t was rendered with
comparative smoothness. and needed but
the applause of full house to have made it
appear a genuine success.
The name of the composer, and also that
of the Nbrettist, 10 modestly withheld from
the public, the program and announcements
furnishing no information on those points.
The reason of this reticence is doubtless be-
cause the work Is borrowed from Paul
JONES'" a comic opera composed by PlAn-
quette and written by H. B. Farnie n
was in the last named work that Agnes
Huntington achieved SO fine reputation.
and in fact she appeared in It In this city
six years ago. The author Of "rAe Pri-
vateer'' has transferred the action OF the
piece from France to the Atlantic coast of
the United States. and has made changes In
the names, some of these changes being
merely translations, as where Petit Pierre
becomes Little Pete. The plot is the same.
but the music appears to have had good
many liberties taken with It. It is. how
ever, tuneful, none the less because 1t is
reminiscent of other works.
Miss Mary Linck Miss May Gooch and
Miss France Strang d1d the principal work
on their side. Miss Linck as Paul Jones. or
Paul Morand, as he Is called, looked quite
captivating in her natty costumes, and de-
livered her lines quite as archly as was de-
mandsd by the part Her singing voice is
always pleasing, but It is unfortunate that
her articulation Is SO poor 1t Is impos-
sible to understand her.
Miro Delamotta, Ludwig Senior and Jules
Simonsen have the principal male charac-
tiers. Mr.. Delamotta Is an old favorite
here, and does not look in the least like the
portrait of John c. Rice that was palmed of
for his In q Sunday weekly the other day.
He made an excellent impression in his
personationl OF, the Salem merchant.
The low comedy indispensable to comic
opera was in the hands of Messrs. Smith and
Rattenberry, who, of course, interpolated
remarks quite inconsistent with the period
Of the piece, with a license that is considered
the right Of their role.
The work of the orchestra was, as usual,
very good, and the performance at the
moderate prices charged, 1t may be said in
one word is WE'LL worth more than the
money. The enterprise Of the management
should be better encouraged.
O O O
BURBANK-"TheG Gay Parisians" was
the attraction last night that brought to-
gether q fairly well filled house The fol-
lowing was the cast Of characters:
Joseph Pinglet.. r. Stockwell
Angelina, his wife,. Marie Howe
Paillard.. ................. Lester Lonergan
Marcelle, his wife. Olive Oliver
Matthew. ...................Fra Frank w. Bacon
Hyacinth. ...................Jennie Weidman
Violet. .........................Id Ida Banning
Daisy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Bessie Gushing
Rose. .Mignon Marechal
Maxine. ......................M Mr.. Gardner
Boulot....... George OsbOurne
Bastian... ..............George Osbourne jr
Ernest. ................. ....Arthur Pilkington
Botttcellt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Edmund Crane
Brochard. ..................John T. Nicholson
Victorine, maid of Pinglet Gertrude Tfdball
The appearance Of Mr.. Stockwell. who is
an old favorite here, was greeted with ap-
plause. and his acting made the hit Of the
evening. THE Gay Parisians' Is well
known to playgoers as q type of French
farce which may be acted very broadly. or,
on the other hand, may be presented only
in its amusing aspects and with the scan
dalous features kept in the background.
Needless to say that this company gives
very finished performance. and the house ia
kept in roar of laughter from beginning
to end Of the piece
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