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LOS ANGELES THEATER.-Tonigh
1.-THE Mysterious Mr.. Bugle," Madeline Lu-
cette Ryley's latest laughing success. will
be given it's first presentation on these
boards supported by good company. The
play will continue for the remainder OF the
week. including Saturday matinee.
BURBANK THEATER.-The perform
ance of the really clever play entitled THE
Girl Left Behind Me-" which is now rum
ming at the Burbank, is attracting increas-
ing audiences, now that the merits of the
cosy theater the play itself and last. but
not least, the company presenting 1t, are
getting more widely known. The character
of the audiences this week attending the
renovated theater is sufficient indication
that the weather. class of playgoers have
made up their minds to give the new COM
pany a warm support.
The representation now goes with per-
feet smoothness, and, backed by excellent
ly managed effects of scenery, lights, cos
tunes and properties, makes an ensemble
that is worthy Of being ranked with some
of the best work done In Los Angeles In
this class Of plays.
The names Of the players have heretofore
been given, the cast being headed by the
versatile and justly popular George Os-
bourne, who makes a gallant chieftain of
the commanding general. Frank Bacon is
a satisfactory Major Burleigh. though it is
doubtful If the real major would have
cigar in his mouth when he had lady on
his arm whom he was preparing to escort
to the ball room. Wright Huntington, the
leading young man. has fine, soldierly
appearance, and acts his part with the
needful intelligence, the only disappoint-
ment about him being that his voice Is not
commensurate with his physical appear
ance. One naturally expects to hear oro-
tund tones from so fine a physique, where
as Mr. Huntington's vocal efforts are en-
tirely from the head; they are light in
quality, and somewhat nasal at that. HIS
Eyes" at the climax of the second act is an
illustration in point. 1t is delivered in a
singularly weak and colorless manner,
while the scene requires the embodiment
of fire, determination and courage to be
concentrated in the utterance of that single
word.
Mr.. Nicholson, with an ungrateful part
y,
dramatic in his attitudes, but yet manages
to make the villain little less repulsive
than such characters usually are. Frank
Tanning is an aspirant for juvenile honors
who has nice, easy, gentlemanly manner,
and bids fair to make his mark. George
D. McQuarrie as the Indian chief was
made up In an artistic manner, and gives
all the necessary JUNCTION to the delivery of
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his demeanor.
equipped in it's representatives of the
gentler sex. Essie Tittel is a grace
full, pretty girl, with tall, slen-
der figure, and an unaffected SIM
plicity of delivery that is very win
ming in her PRESERVATION of the generals
daughter. She has none of the self con-
seriousness that so often mars the effect of
such characters, and in her great scene In
the third act. where she implores her
father to kill her to prevent the worse fate
that would overtake her in case of falling
into the hands Of the savages, she shows
the possession of much dramatic ability.
Juliet Crosby as Lucy Hawkesworth is
handsome and striking embodiment of
archness and vivacity in her love making
scenes, and made Private Jones, with his
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timid alteration, a person to be envied.
Helen Osbourne made all that was pos
sible out of the Indian maiden, and Florida
Kingsley as the unconventional, INGRAM
NAUTICAL and good-hearted Ann, was as
spicy and winning as the part demanded.
1t will thus be seen that the company
comprises an amount of talent quite above
the average of what might be demanded or
expected when the prices of admission ire
taken into account. 1t may be added that
the minor parts are all acceptably filled,
and the details of the piece, including the
work done by the soldiers, who look and
act like the real thing, combine to furnish
a series of striking effects. with such
material to carry. out the author1's ideas,
there should be no difficulty in presenting
most acceptably the remaining pieces of
the repertory during the company's stay
in this city.