The herald., 1898-03-29

Belasco and Pyle's military drama, "The
Girl Left Behind Me-" with the following
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Colonel Kennion. ......... George OsbOurne
Majcr Burleigh. h............... Frank Bacon
Lieut.. Hawksworth.. Wright Huntington
Lieut. Parlow. George Nicholson
Sergeant Dix.................H Westervelt
Orderly McGlynn. nn..........,.......Ed Crane
Private Jones'. Frank Cooley
DR.. Penwick. ck..................F Frank Tanning
Dick Eurleigh. Eunice MciklDzie
Andy jackson. Wade Rhine
Scar Brow George d. McQuarrie
Fell. an-Ox, Blackfoot Indian. Geo. Adds
Silent Tongue, Blackfoot Indiap.P. I. Enry
Kate Kennion.. n................. .Essie Tittell
Lucy l1aWkSWOrtn..... Juliet Crosby
Wilkes Ann........ Florida Kingsley
Fawn-Afratd. td................H Helen Osbourne
The occasion calls for something more
than the ordinary passing mention, seeing
that 1t Is an attempt on the part OF Man
| ager Fisher to furnish theater goers with
| high class performances at grade of
prices which Is not beyond the means of
any one, and which admits Of family pat
| ronage. The intention Is a laudable one,
and deserves to be widely known. The
fact is, that the. plays presented at this
house for some few months past have not
been given In q manner that would enlist
| the support of those who are accustomed
to more finished work.
Mr.. Fisher has made his new departure
by. engaging stock company under the
| management of Messrs Belasco and Thall,
which is partly made up by a draft from
the Alcazar Stock company in San Fran
cisco. and partly by some new accessions
| from the east.
l This nj 1of MI
| for the first time last night in a piece
| which is quite difficult to handle on ac-
count of the number of people engaged In
it. and also on account of the intricacy of
the action. 1t is not to be wondered at
then that there We're places where the
working Of the scene was not so smooth
as 1t should have been, nor that the waits
| between acts were unusually long II
would have been a matter Of surprise had
1t been otherwise. These was nothing OBJ
| servable, however. partaking Of cfudeness,
but what may easily be remedied in tAe
course Of few performances.
The company, as whole. Is q capss.e
one, and may, when II has settled down to
work. fairly be compared with the.Fraw-
ley organization, which is so we'll known or
this coast. Regarding the performance
given last night it is only fair to suggest in
the flrst place to the very fine audience
that was gathered to do honor to the occa-
sion that the standard Of perfection ex-
pected to be lived up to In the presenta-
tion of piece to dollar and half house
| must not be looked for when the good seats
cost only fifty cents. And yet this al
lowance for the difference in the amount
required to be invested Is much smaller
than might be supposed.
| The play was capitally mounted with all
the scenic effects that were given when 1t
was presented in this city with Mrs. Ber-
lan-Gibbs and Frank Mordaunt in the
leading characters.
The first act especially was very prettily
set. and the lighting, showing the changes
of day and evening. was cleverly managed.
The same success did not attend the light
ing Of the other acts but that Is a matter
easily remedied.'
The performance evidenced the fact that
although there are perhaps one or two
|. weak places in the cast, the company, or
the whole, is well balanced one, and one
that will furnish an excellent. entertain
ment In the weeks to come. The names OF
some Of the participants given above are
SO well known, that their appearance is in
| itself a guarantee Of good work, and a
more detailed mention of the other men,
bers of the company is reserved for the
present. 1t is sufficient just now to say
that the stirring scenes and incidents and
the love passages Of tender interest were
we'll portrayed, and that a good, clean-cut
and highly interesting performance is
given.
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was abundantly evident by the applause.
which was very hearty, and amounted to
an ovation at the end of the third act when
the hero dashes on the stage mounted on
a bay charger covered with foam and him
self wounded. bloody and torn. but just
in time to relieve the beleagursd fort.
The piece will be repeated every night this
week, and at Wednesday and Saturday
| matinees.
1t may not be out Of place to mention that
the auditorium Of the theater and the
foyer have been SO renovated and i'm
proved that the house does not look like
the same. Plenty of fresh paint, and an
abundance of soft, thick carpet where nc
carpet was before, also the removal Of some
Of the loge seats. have made the house
brighter and more comfortable than ever
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| LOS ANGELES THEATER-Rices bur-
llesque extravaganza, 1892" opens tonight
at this house. "A dazzling display OF
shapely young women is promised.
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| ORPHEUM.-There Is O well-balanced
bill at the Orpheum this week, all sorts OF
| singing, several kinds of dancing, sleight
of hand and body and the popular biograph
Mandola opens the ball. or, rather, upon
it, and introduces some fresh evidences OF
his skill. "Paddywhisky" Fox succeeds him
and certainly intends to make the best OF
his prolonged visit here by cementing the
chords of friendship between himself and
his audience. He manages to keep his
musical fun fresh and palatable, while the
glory of hts aureole will not fade. The col
ored couple, Smart and Williams again &c
through their clever steps and work OFF
some of those hoary jokes, but the hoarier
they get the more laughter they seem to
explode. The Whitney brothers are masters
of a variety of instruments, from the from
bone to unclassifed pedal inventions OF
their own. A clever feature of their turn
is the dancing Of Billy Owens, a nimble col
| ored lad, who certainly has music in his
feet.
Josephine Sabel received the hearty wei.
come Of an old favorite. Her appearance
and scanty costume suggest a Partisan
poster, and her opening song is obviously
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