Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-21
DRAMA AND MUSIC.
Gleanings From all Over the
World.
THE MINSrRELs AT THE GRAND
"A Monkey Show at the Pavilion
Notes About Plays and
the Actors.

the ACTORS.
It is said in Paris that Mrs. Langtry
has signed contract to appear at Paris
during the Exposition OF 1889 in a play
to be wiitten for her by French drama
'tist.
Nine. Janish is the wife of Count
D'Arco, the new German Minister to this
country. If Nine. Jauish carries out her
expressed intention of playing in WASH
ington this season, the event is expected
to cause commotion in diplomatic cir
cles there.
Adelina Patti authorizes denial Of
the statement that she has advertised
Craig Nos, her Welsh castle, for sale,
because the neighboring peasants have
persistently robbed her. She says that
she adores them, and sells out for other
reasons altogether.
The Pearl of Pekin has captured the
Missourians and the papers are LAWS h in
their praise of Louis Harrison, who is
nightly called upon to furnish new verses
for his topical song. Louis is equal to
the task, however, as those who have
met him in the small hours over the fes-
tive oyster stew can amply testify.
Last week in st. Louis Louis Harrison
offered $50 to anybody who would take
his part in The Pearl of Pekia for half an
hour, to enable him to view big politi-
cal demonstration. There we're no takers,
however, and Mr.. Harrison missed the
procession and played to corporal's
guard.
To avoid service of the complaint in
,ck, tod hxvo n nh rxryt, n
was hired to crib Mrs. Langtry's version
of GAS in Looking-Glass," Jeffreys
Lewis has been imprisoning herself at
her residence in Oakland, Gal. The
stenographer has had three men watch
ing the house day and night, according
to reports from the scene OF hostilities.
Hermann is in the City Of Mexico do
ing large business. OF late he has de-
veloped great hunger for owning thea
ters. Last summer he stood ready to
buy the New York Bijou Opera
House, and managed to get lien on the
lease to the extent of $4,000. Then he
leased the Broad Street Theater in Phil
ade.phia, and now he has an interest in
a five years. lease of the Grand Opera
House in San Francisco.
E. E. Rice arrived in New York on
Wednesday from Boston, whittier he
went after his flying visit to his Evange-
line Company on the other side of the
Continent and peep at the Pearl of
Pekin on the bank of the Missouri. In
Boston he has been counting recsipts of
Dixey's big Adonis engagement, and
after look at his profits so far this
season he looks supremely happy, and
carries if possible sweeter smile than
has ever before been seen on his placid
countenance.
A new fishing club has been started
that threatens to play sad havoc with
Canadian fish next season. The charter
members are Joseph Jefferson, Charles
Jefferson, II. s. Taylor, Kit Clark, the
great American fisherman: j. X. Emmett.
Jr. j. Charles DAVIS; H. G. Miner Lean
der Richardson, one of the most expert
fresh water fishermen in the country
and Judge Gildersleeve. The member
ship of the club is limited to twenty.
The home of the club is an island in
Lake Edward, near Quebec. called
Paradise" which has been bought, and
on which pretty Queen Anne cottage
will be erected.
After tour of more than seven thou
sand miles, extending from New York
to San Francisco and from thence to
British Columbia and through the ex-
treme Northwest, Miss Nellie McHenry
appeared in Chicago on Monday to q
house that gave her very warm and
sincere welcome. The summer season
of this prosperous company began in
New York last summer. and since
then they have been seen every
evening in their amusing plays,
The Humming Bird and Three
of a Kind. always to large and
appreciative audiences. Mr.. Frank
Maeder closes his summer season at
Chicago on Saturday, but Immediately
begins his winter tour, which will en-
brace the extreme South, including the
Lone Star State, where Miss McHenry
was phenomenally successful last season
The company will remain intact during
the winter and remain so until Jack
Frost let's 60 his severest grip, when they
will again be in New York.