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Show OBITUARY. I Burke. The funeral of the late Leah Neibaur Burke, wife of J. J. Burke, the well known mining man, took place last Friday from the family residence. Manyyfriends attended to pay a last tribute to the lovable young wife, who won the affection and esteem of all who knew her. Mrs. Burke was a pupil pu-pil of St. Mary's academy In this city, and many friends) of the old school days mourn her early death. She leaves, be- . sides her husband and dear little aaugnter. a sister, Mrs. Ann Cunning- : ham, and her parents. She was a wo- man of most winning personality, a tie-voted tie-voted wife, a loving mother. May her sleep be sweet! In the second act of "The Rose of the Rancho," the great Belasco play Wil-lark Wil-lark Mack is presenting at the Colonial, Colo-nial, is given a representation of a formal for-mal betrothal in one of the old-time California haciendas. The scene is in the patio of the hacienda, and besides the full strength of the company of sixteen members, there are present thirty ladies and gentlemen in the Spanish costumes of the early '50s, with a full mandolin and guitar orchestra for the betrothal dance. The act is a stupendous effort in scenic effect and is carried out with an exact faithfulness faithful-ness of detail. It is in such representation represent-ation that David Belasco excels, and Mr. Mack has followed closely the lines of the original presentation. |