Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-21
THE DRAMA.
Frederick Warde at the
Opera House.
IT ACTORS ARE DOING.
H. G. Wyatt's Beneflt-"Jhe Drum
mer Boy" at the Pavilion
Other Notes.


Other Notes.
Hand organs have been banished from
the streets OF Vienna by Imperial de-
cree.
Manager John Stetson is said to have
invested $500, ,000in Boston daily news
paper.
Herman has contracted with NJ. B.
Leavitt for sixteen weeks tour OF Cali
fornia and Mexico.
Jennie Reiffarth has recovered from
her illness, and rejoined Conreid 4
Herrmann's Opera Co.
Barry & Fay have signed Helen Rel
mer and Dan Williams for their summer
tour Of tho Pacific slope.
Christine Nilsson is announced to sing
at her farewell concerts, "Eiias' Dream
and II Know That My Redeemer
Liveth."
M. B. I.eavitt has rented the Califor-
mia Theater, from AL. Hayman, begin
ming July LIST. 1t will be run as popu-
lar theater.
The Campanini tour has come to an
abrupt end, a termination which many
of the tenor's friends prophesied before
he left his palace at Parma.
Oscar Wilde once said to an American
lady: "America has no ruins or curiosi-
ties" to which she replied ''The ruins
will come in time, and as for curiosities,
we import Them"
A Russian national opera company is
to appear in Berlin this month, and will
then make tour of Germany, France
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twenty soloists and fifty members of the
chorus.
Philip Herne Mrs. Mary H. Fiske's
play, will not be produced before Sept
ember. Mrs. Fiske has received 81 200
in cash for it from Mr.. J. M. Hill, and is
to receive 80 900 more before the play be-
comes his property.
The Los Angeles Tribune reporter
managed to get little interview with
Mrs Langtry, and he is tickled nearly to
death He was so dazed that her big
feet did not look larger than a baby's.
He is 'clean gone. '-[Pomona Times.
A female orchestra-fourteen in num-
ber--left New York May 5 to fill years
engagement at prominent Rio de jan
eiro, Brazil, theatre. They we're secured
by, and are under the supervision of,
Herman & Liman, the dramatic agents.
The first regular theatre in Colon,
Panama, has been inaugurated by a
Spanish company. Seats, scenery, dec
orations and other paraphernalia were
made in New York. Hitherto theatrical
companies have had to exhibit there in
storehouses or halls.
The latest fad among the actresses is a
delicious liquor OF mint in goblet filed
with finely cracked ice, and dash of
Kummel. 1t is the color of a light en-
eral, and makes grateful and cooling
sensation after the performan e. 1t has
been named Honey cooler, frapp6.
Mrs Langtry's fence, about which
there was much litigation some months
ago, has been rebuilt, but within the line
prescribed by law. Superintendent John
Richardson, of the Bureau of Encum-
brances, thinks the brick pillars will
soon follow the fence and come down.
John s. Clarke and his son, Creston,
sailed for London May lst. The sudden
departure was caused by receipt of a
cablegram, announcing the serious and
probably fatal illness of Mr.. Claike's
wife, who is a sister Of Edwin Booth.
Mrs. Clarke's health has been bad for a
long time.
The Chinese in New York call the
Pearl of Pekin ~Bucking Janjue," which
is Pekin's Pearl. Pekin is not Pekin in
China at all, but Bucking and it takes
seven combinations of Chinese HERO
glyphics to write it in the original. The
opera il still drawing large audiences,
and remains one of the sights that at
tracts frivolous Gothamtes as well as the
many strangers now in the city.
Dixey and June will strike New York
simultaneously. There is no particular
connection between the two beyond the
fact that both are particularly delightful
and most strenuously sui generis.
Adonis during the past few weeks has
been revelation and dream to the
New Englanders, who have had such q
dose Of "dog" this season that Dixey was
to them a boon, thing of beauty and a
Joy forever. No matter what the new at
traction may be-opera, comedy, drama,
or nightmare; no matter how bad the
actors may be, how gorgeous the print
ing, or if the next weeks stand is in
California, New England is selected as
the place to try the piece, the theatrical
dog to be experimental on.
one of the stepping-stones to his ambi
WILL ShO iCSitlbAuO, w Puh hehs.oAhs
from the adapter, Mr.. William Yardley
version of Gringoire, called 4 Roya
Rerenge. Gringoire is one OF the cele
brated Coquelin's happiest characters
1t has already been played in this coun
try by Lawrence Barrett under the title
of A Kings Pleasure, which version was
written by Captain Alfred Thompson
and brought him great credit by tht
careful and good work contained in it
A Royal Revenge, Mr.. Yardley's version
is said to be an admirable piece Of worI
from literary point of view, whilst ths
character of Gringoire should fit Nat
Goodwin like glove.
Captain Jack Crawford has closed fo
next season with Sheridan Corbyn, an(
will star in The Trapper's Dream. a Dor
der drama written especially for him b,
the author of Struck Oil. He produced
the play in San Francisco in 1880, ant
played it ten weeks on the Californis
circuit to big business, withdrawing it t.
take the field as chief of scouts in th'
campaign against the Apache Chief
Victorio, then on the war path. Th,
drama has been thoroughly rewritten
and will be produced for the first time il
the East under Mr.. Corbyn's manage
ment. The piece is said to be pur
one, free from the blood and thunde
upon which 80 many border dramas ar
based. There is not not shot fire.