Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
News of Interest of Actors
and Actresses.
GOSSIP FROM THE STAGE.
Theatrical Events at Home and
Abroad-What the Profess
sionals are Doing.

place at Albert Hall, London, May 3lst.
Fanny Leslie has accepted, an offer for
q long tour through Australia and
America.
Sadie Martinot sailed for Havre on
Saturday. She will remain abroad during
the summer.
Tony Pastor and his wife sailed FIR
Europe yesterday. His business on the
road was very large.
Graham and Alice Crawford have been
re-engaged for Madame Janauschek's
company for next season.
lima de Murska has recovered from
her severe illness. Her concert tour OF
Maine and the British provinces has
been postponed.
Sig. Salvini's American tour under A.
M. Palmcr's management will probably
be postponed, al the .tragedians wish, to
the season Of 1SS9-90.
Rolla, spectacular ballet in three
acts and five scenes, by Manzotti Emusic
by AngelD, was produced May 22nd at
the Eden Theatre, Paris.
Hermann will not go to Europe this
season, as he originally intended. His
season on the Pacific coast begins in
August, when he will introduce several
novelties.
Neither Marguerite Fish nor the
Knights go to Australia as was originally
intended. The report is being circulated
that the engagement is only postponed,
but it is in reality off.
w. r. Brady, George p. Webster, Miss
Charlotte Title, Misses Laura Biggar and
Minnie little, who played at the Pavilion
this spring, are now giving after Dark
at the Haymarket in Chicago.
A dispatch from San Francisco an
nounces that the partnership OF Osbourne
and Stockwell at the Alcazar Theater is
shortly to be dissolved. Osbourne is re-
ported to have new theater on his own
account.
Leona Dare is once more in London,
England. She does her teeth hanging
act from a balloon, her rig being sus-
pended from the basket. She is one OF
the bright lights Of the Crystal Palace
contingency.
Frank Murray, young ex-iournalst,
who has been couple OF years connect
ed with theatricals, has taken the man
agement Of Kellar. the magician, for next
season. Mr.. Murray should make good
thing out Of this enterprise.
Georgia Cayvan's speech to the Sorosis
Club, advocating the appointment Of
women instead Of men to the manage
ment OF theaters, is believed to be the
shadow OF coming event in which the
progressive Georgia may be the central
figure.
Bartlett Bros. have received the first
installment Of campaign songs, entitled
"Red Hot Democratic Campaign Songs"
FIIt ro1fanfc ~ f.f n har Dfx
neatly worded songs, suitable to CAM
'paign times, and the little work will have
big sale.
There Is rumor current that Joseph
Jefferson and W. j. Florence are to form
a combination after the style OF Booth
and Barrett. Naturally if this arrange
ment is affected, Florence will do the
good fellow business while Jefferson does
the acting,
Gertrude Barrett, daughter OF Lawrence
Barrett; t. T. Timayenis, Edmund o.
Stanton and Anton seidl, returned from
Europe June l. Mr.. Stanton has secured
a number Of new German singers for
next season at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York.
Victorien Sardou, it is said, will have
the assistance OF Blanche Roosevelt in the
dramatization Of The Copper Queen, a
novel by Miss Roosevelt. The play will
be produced simultaneously in New York
ard London, the French version having
q subsequent hearing in Paris.
1t is reported that George Keough will
not be associated with the management
of Mrs. Lantry next season. Walter Len
nox is announced as his successor. Mr..
Keough, who owns the American rights
to several English pieces, may take out q
company on his own responsibility.
w. A. Mestayer's new piece for next
season is said to enjoy the title, Tuenty
Mdidens 10 Tgo Dudes. r. L. Graham
and A. j. Bruno are reported engaged
for it. Mr.. Mestayer will not appear in
it. Theresa Vaughn will play the female
lead. She is resting at Red Bank, New
Jersey.
JEFF s. Leerburger has been assigned
by Henry +. Abbey as the business man
ager of the in-Hading company
for the coming season. In addition to
Mr.. Leerburger, Mr.. Abbey's staff will
include Marcus r. Mayer, Charles Math-
ews, Henry Mathews, Charles Chatter
ton, Charles N. Schroeder and others.
Los Angeles, California, three years
ago was two-nights' stand for COM
panies on the California circuit. To-day
it is one-week stand. That speaks vol
umes for the boom in real estate, which
in three years has doubled the popula-
tion OF the sleepy little Spanish-American
city on the sunny slope Of the Pacific
COAST Dramatic News.
Said Lawrence Barrett recently: "The
Players Club is now an accomplished
fact, and will be ready for opening in
September. Mr. Booth has given house
in Gramercy Park, next door to Mr.. Til
den's. 1t is thirty-six feet wide, and one
of the finest houses in the city. Almost
Immediately the builder and architect
will begin work on altering and recon-
structing the interior. Already the gifts
to the club exceed in value 5000, 900.
1t is intended to make it a repository OF
all that is most valuable and Interesting
to those connected with the stage. Mr..
Booth will give his pictures, mementos
and much of his library. shall have
many things of unique interest to con-
tribute, and SO also will A. M. Palmer,
Aug Daily, Joseph Jefferson and many
others. The intention of the founders is
to do everything possible to conserve the
history and promote the future OF the
American stage. 1t is expected that the
library will be the most complete in its
special field in this country, and the
pictures now promised are simply iDval-
liable. While the membership will be
unrestricted, the governors will be Am
erican. The property will be held by
them in trust, and should the Players