The herald., 1898-03-01
1T THE THEATER
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LOS ANGELES Observation-Disclosures
and Vests Ministries attracted large au-
dience last night and the performance fully
sustained the reputation which the troupe
has achieved for good, clean work, anus
Ing and clever of Its kind, and in fact the
best of that character of entertainment.
The ranks rose behind one another last
night, lined with crowd of swell looking
black-faced comedians, whose attire was
elegant and who proved before they got
through that they could sing well to-
gether. The best solo work was done by
w. H. Thompson, who has a really fine
baritone voice which he knows how to use
The tenor Manuel Roman, is pleasing
though not strong. George Wilson was as
dry and amusing as ever and raised the
ready laugh with great frequency.
One Of the best numbers of the show was
the banjo work of r. M. Hall, which was
really worth the price Of admission. The
usual comic business was interspersed with
clever turns, of which Waterbury brothers
and Tenny, of vaudeville fame. were among
the most conspicuously good.
The performance was received with the
greatest enthusiasm by the audience. The
minstre1s appear again tonight
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ORPHEUM.-The new turns last night
comprised the Nawns, very clever team,
doing an Irish sketch of low life, presenting
a hod carrier father and soubrette look
ing colleen, who sang the Scotch song of
''The Maid of Dundee by way of showing
her Hibernian character. The sketch was
highly amusing and In fact was the most
liked of anything on the bill for the even
ing.
Al Wilson, a German dialect comedian Of
the Gus Williams pattern, only much more
rapid. entertained the audience hugely
with his songs. stories and jokes, new and
antique.
The Brothers Gloss, in white skin suits,
do number of statuary poses under the
lime light, and wind up with an exhibition
on the parallel bars, all very gracefully
done.
OF last weeks bill the performing dogs
are strong attraction; the juggler and
shadowgraphist, Clivette, is as entertain
ing as ever, and the Damn brothers do
their clever acrobatics with the same dar-
ing and skill as was shown last week.
Fanny Bloodgood has a ch..nge of
costumes and change Of songs.
Among the latter is a jockey song, in which
the audience is told II rode horse called
Dandruff, and he came in by head" Fan
nys other songs are also new. and refined.
The house was well filed and the per-
ormance was received with every mark
of favor.
BURBANK THEATER.-Last evening
the Elleford company gave Mckee Ran
kin's comedy drama, "The Runaway
WIFE," before fairly well filled house.
The piece has been given here before and
the plot is sufficiently well known to need
no repetition The title role was assumed
by Miss Jessie Norton in very pleasing
manner. She showed herself to be fully
up to the emotional requirements of the
part and secured an encore for her singing
of Ben Bolt" in the second act. She was
ably seconded by Richard Scott as Arthur
Eastman. Mr.. SCOTT is well suited to parts
of this kind and displayed much dramatic
force, especially in the scenes where ne
denounces his wife. Francis Yale departed
from his usual work of the villain and ap-
peared to advantage as the son, Arthur
We're. Pauline Maitland made capital
character sketch out Of the shrewish Hes
ter. Lillian Elliott made a vivacious and
pretty part out of Arthur Vere's sweet
heart. The balance Of the cast was con-
scientiously filed.
The piece was well staged and the CO.'S
tunes were rich and appropriate. The
only regrettable feature Of the evening was
that there was no part for Mr.. Elleford,
and his dry humor was much missed.
1.-THE Runaway Wife will be repeated un-
til Thursday. when THE Fire PATROL will
be given.