Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-25
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Notes OF the Plays and Those who
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Notes of the Plays and Those who
Present Them.
Miss Lillian Lewis will visit Los An
geles in the near future.
Mrs. Potter is thinking great. deep
black thinks, for she has heard chat Mrs
Langtry intends to play Antony ane
Cleopatra.
The opening opera tonight at the
Grand is Won Suppe's Trip to Africa
The story as told in this opera is Drigh
and humorous.
In Melbourne special policemen are
detailed every night to visit the theateri
and music halls before the audience il
admitted to see that all means OF exit are
free and unobstructed.
Mignon has just had its 839th perform.
ance at the Paris Opera Comique, Carme,
its 300th, LIE Rot d'Ys its 10th, anC
Esclaraaonde its 5Sth. The latter opers
was only produced last spring.
1t is now announced that Mrs. Jamet
Brown Potter expects to ACT in Londor
this season after all, and that she was q
competitor against Mrs. Langtry for the
control of the st. James theater.
1t is said, over the cables, that Kyrle
Bellew has been engaged to support
Grace Hawthorne in Theodora at the
Princess theater, London. If this be
true where is Kyrle's late Cleopatra
M. Strakosch has contracted with
Nine. Arnoldson Rossignol for fifty ap.
pearances in America at $50,000. Con
cert-goers will undoubtedly be compelled
to 20 down deeply into their "weaze ell
SKINS" when this vocalist makes her
tour.
Miss Margaret Mather will not be
managed by Messrs. Gilmore and Tomp-
kins next season. This is not because
Massrs. Gilmore and Tompkins do not
lady's husband, Emil Hsberkarn. thinks
that he is qualified to manage her busi-
ness himself.
1t is perhaps worthy Of notice that the
two young singers who new attract most
attention in England and France are
from California. Miss Sybil Sanderaon
is still in her glory, and Miss Josephine
Simon in quieter way is reaping rich
return and paving the way for a brilliant
future.
Many English actresses have made
aristocratic marriages since 1900. Har-
riet Mellon married the ninth duke of St.
Albaus; Kitty Stephens, the fifth earl of
Essex; Eliza Farran, the twelfth earl of
Derby; Louise Brunton, the first earl of
Craven, and Maris F0ote, the third earl
of Harrington. Besides these the beauti-
full Miss O'Neill became Lady Becher;
Mrs. Nesbitt, Lady Boothby, and Helen
Faucit, Lady Martin.
The first comic opera of the season
will be at the Grand opera house to-
night. The company which appears
here has been organized by Mr.. Duff for
a special engagement at the Baldwin
theater, San Francisco, and on the
to fiue performances OF Trip to africa and
Paola. The sale Of seats indicates that
there will be large audiences at every
performance.
Here are some items about Richard
Mansfield and his company: The ver-
sion of Richard III that he uses is
Shakespeare, condensed, and not Glib
ber's. His performances begin at 7 AS,
80 that people can reach home before
the milk-wagons come around. Special
music has been written for the tragedy
by Edward German, and it will be played
by an orchestra of twenty-seveL pieces.
There are ninety.three people in the
company.
Ten years ago, while passing through
Stratford-on-Avou, Mr.. Toole, the Eng
lish comedian, saw rustic sitting on a
fence. "That's Shakspeaye's house, isn't
it?" he asked, pointing to the building.
eyes" "Ever been there?" NO"
Chow long has he been dead" "Don't
know" drought up here? eyes,"
"Did he write anything like the Family
Herald, or anything of that sort?" "Oh,
yes, he writ" "What was it ?" "Well, !"
said the rustic, 'I think he wrote for the
bible. ."-[Stage.
The latest news from abroad in rela.
ton to Nine. Patti is to the effect that
the renowned prima donna has been
blonde by liberal application of al
auricome fluid of some sort or other.
The impression produced by Nine. Pat
ti's appearance at a recent concert in
London, with her once ebon tresses
changed to locks of golden hue is
described as somewhat startling, but not
exactly impressive, and her friends here
express the hope that the songstress'
hair will take on it's natural color before
she returns to the United States.-[New
York Sun.
Paola will be given for the first time
on Thursday night. This opera, by the
authors of Erminie (Paulton and Jako.
bowski), is likely to become worthy
successor to that vastly popular work.
The plot is based upon very old and
time.honored vendetta, which lands the
two heroes, who have been away getting
educated, in a number of difficulties
from the moment they step upon their
native Corsican beach. The first scene
is laid in Corsican seaport town, where
the reopening OF the vendetta is inaugur-
ated. The second and last scene opens
among the Corsican mountains, where
the vendetta is quietly laid at rest and
all are made, happy.
While there is opera at one house,
romantic drama will be given at the
other, happy opposition, and doubtless
Frank Mayo will receive his share of
favor and patronage at the Los Angeles
theater. The arrival of Davy Crockett
will also be an event that will be re-
ceived with pleasure. Mr.. Mayo has
made fame and fortune with his ever
green play, as he calls it. As far back
as twenty years Mayo was the favorite OF
San Francisco, and the people of the
Coast have never failed to accord him a
hearty welcome. The engagement will
commence Wednesday with Ddvy
Crockett, to be followed by Nordeck
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