The herald., 1898-04-03

takes place on board a steamer bound for
Cuba, whittier Augustus Billings is taking
his wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. Batter
son. He is but recently married, and Sc
cured his rich wife under the false repre-
sensations that he was wealthy and owned
plantation in Cuba-and thereby hangs
the tale of the play. Billings had a friend
in Cuba who owned sugar plantation, and
when his mother-in-law insisted upon see
ing his Cuban property and spending the
winter thereon, he wrote to his friend re-
questing permission to pass as the owner
of the place, advising him of the circum-
stances of the case. Arriving at the plan
tation he learns that his friend has long
ago sold out his interests to one Johnson
burly, bestial fellow. This information
does not disturb the imperturable Billings,
and he sets about to circumvent any effort
of Johnson's to declare himself as the own
err of the place, as that would en-
tangle him with his mother-in-law, and
she is not a woman to be trif1ed with. He
keeps johnson in plentiful state of in
toxication, and learns from his overseer
that his employer was expecting his
fancee on the same steamer that brought
the Billings party. To continue the per-
his daughter and the trio for the party
that Johnson has been expecting. The
real prospective Mrs. Johnson appears
later, and then the efforts of Billings to
keep the other party from speaking to
Johnson and the latter from making open
love to his wife serve as the motive of two
acts. Mr.. Huntington will be Billings;
George Osbourne will act Johnson; Essie
Howe, who makes her first appearance
with this company here, Mrs. Patterson.
Others in the cast will be John T. Nichol-
son, Frank Cooley, Frank Bacon, Ed
Crane and Herman Westerfeld. Florida
Kingsley will have the comedy part of
Leonora Faddish.
Observation-Disclosures Announcement
Rudinoff, the Russian, heads the list of
new people. He is an artist, literally. With
brush and fingers he executes on a circular
piece of smoked tin landscapes, marine
scenes and faces, producing, it is said,
wonderful effects of light and shade. His
conceptions are vivid. IAN imitation of a
nightingale's courtship" is whistlng
novelty of Rudinoff's, ard his shadow
graph LEAFS are dllolASis "A DCdutllu vi WOIH-
an and high class burlesque comedian, is
the combination produced by Burke and
Forrest, who are to present next week a
sketch called "Tricks of the Trade"
Something different from the usual Line
of song and dance specalties INDUCED in
by the usual blackface artist is tc be
attempted by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mcintosh,
colored comedians who occupy a prominent
place among the new people billed for next
week. Their work is said to be clever.
Smith, and Cook. who will next week carl
cature the Great American Tramp" have
not it is said, suffered the fun to lag in
their exploitation of the Weary WilAes and
Hungry Hawkinses. Their acrobatic work
Is not the least feature Of the tramp act
they perform. The "holdovers" for next
week are without doubt the biggest cards
on the, bill. Josephine Sabel. the jose
Quintette and Webb and Hasson, with the
Biograph, will, with the new people de-
scribed make up bill that to all APPEAR
ances should be as good as any ever pre-
scented at the Orpheum.
The strongest feature of the '1492'' COM
pany has been captured by Sabel. Mas. er
Meade, the youngster who made the most
distinct hit at the Los Angeles theater
Tuesday night, will appear with Sabel in
a.cake4walk Monday night.