Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-19
Gossip About the Plays and
Those who Present Them,
NOTES FROM THE MIMIC WORLD
Fortunes Made by Actors and Act
resses-Amusement to Come
to Los Angeles.


.ment to Felix Mendelssohn at Leipsic
has been given to the sculptor Stein, a
resident Of that city.
Al Hayman has so much improved in
health that he has been able to run over
from St. Catherine to Saratoga, where he
spent most of last week.
Fanny Davenport will remain in Cali
fornia until late in September, recuper-
ating for the fatigue of her next tour,
which is to begin at Rochester, N. T.,
November z.
Miss Fanny Rice is resting for few
week on her farm at Franklin Falls, N
II. She returns to the cast of The Bra
0ands, at the Casino, New York, about
beptember L.
There are many indications that the
singing of English ballads will be far
more popular the coming season than for
many years, and successful teachers OF
this class of concert work will undoubt-
edly find great favor.
Anton Rubinstein is said to have just
finished new opera entitled Gorrischa,
or Nine. IvresSe Nocturne, which is to be
performed for the first time at the Inn
perial Opera of st. Petersburg on the oc-
casion OF the Rubenstein jubilee next
December.
1t is said by the gossips that the real
reason why Irving says he is not going
to America any more is because he feels
offended at the treatment some OF the
newspapers gave him when he was
there last stime. Ellen Terry says that
che contemplates another visit.
The Peoples Theater has been
running steadily and has been drawing
good houses. The stock company seems
to be doing excellent work, aud while
the plays are of sensational order, they
seem to take we'll. The Red For is an
nounced for the coming week.
A we'll known critic says: "Patti Rosa
is one of the merrisst OF merry little
ladies. While she is on the stage there
is nothing like dullness to complain of,
and her quips and cranks, her banjo
playing, singing and airy tripping OF her
feet, prove sufficiently exhilarating to
keep the audience in the liveliest OF
humors."
A company of 300 artists has left Ma.
drid for Paris, w.ere they will cooperate
in the tableaux at the Spanish festivals.
A large corps de ballet, the entire or
chestra Of the Thester Royal at Madrid,
15O picked Andalusians in their national
costumes, guitarists, mandolinists, stu
dents, and others are among them.
Many years ago, when circus was
showing in Gorham, Me-, the clown,
whose name was Reynolds, was thrown
from horse and killed. He was buried
in the Gorham cemetery, and it is said
that since that time whenever circus
has visited the town it has been the GUS
tom for the company to visit the clowns
a. w
band plays dirge.
Lillian Russell is said by an eastern
writer to be the victim of her own beauty
and the dread of getting fat keeps her
as miserable as the humblest chorus.
girl in the Casino Company. She can't
eat any sort of sweetmeats, cake or
paltry. Every vegetable is forbidden
that grows under ground; no wine is al
lowed to pass her lips, meat is limited to
one meal day, and between the food
she dare not eat and does not care to cal
her bill of fare is confined to bread and
butter, lemons and lettuce.
The question as to who is the prims
donna assoluta of the world has at las
been settled. Emma Abbott has pur-
chased a gown in Paris for $4 1000, "the
largest sum ever paid for stage cos
tune" 1t is described as of a saffron
colored velvet, embroidered with pearls
and diamonds. This plan of decoration
of course, opens the way for raising the
cost of an ACTRESSES dress to practically
unlimited figures. She need but sew
her je ewelry on it. Emma's entire new
outfit is quoted at $4,000.
This week Karl Gardner will appear al
the Grand Opera House in Karl, the Ped
Ter and in Fatherland. The season will
open tonight in the former O
these plays. They are both of the mu'
sical comedy type, full of fun and O
song. Mr.. Gardner has an excellent
voice, and his songs take with all classes
of audiences in the largest cities in the
land. In these torrid days of Angus
people are for the most part away from
the city, but still very fair attendance
may be expected at these performances
Mr.. Gardner is accompanied by troupe
of very clever people. each of whom add
materially to the merit of the perform
ance.
There is q painful interest for the
theatrical world in these two items o
news, that Christine Nilsson has becom,
deaf aud that Damsla, the husband o
Sarah Bernhardt, has been afflicted will
delirium tremens, owing to overdoses o
morphine. Nine. Nilssop's deafnes
comes from rheumatism, and the rheu
matism was caused by general upse
of the nerves six years ago, when th'
songstress lost the whole Of her fortuna
In the Union Generate. The loss drov,
her first husband, M Rouzeaud, mad
and he died after weeks raving in al
asylum. Nine. Nilsson has never quit
recovered from these shocks, and he
second marriage two years ago with
Spanish >urnalist seems to have brough
her more excitement than domestic hap
piness. Berlin Letter.
Commencing Monday evening Angus
26 Rose Coghlan will appear for a weel
In three plays. On Monday and Tues
day evenings in Jocelyn, a romanti
drama of the seventeenth century; Of
wednesday and Thursday evenings ant
Saturday matinee in Conflict, play G
strong human interest, frum the Frenc
of Edouard Cadol (member of tn
French Society of Dramatic Authors
adapted by Louis Nathal, and on Frida
and Saturday nights in Chas. Reade'
charming comedy, Peg Wellington o
Masks and Faces Miss Coghlan bring
with her all the scenery. etc.. necessar
to mount the play in the same artist
manner as at the Star Theatre, Ne'
York City. Her company is complet
and among them are some OF the b66