Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Notes Of Events at Home and
Abroad.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE ACTORS.
Jarbeau at the Grand This Week-A
Big Opera Company
Next Week.
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
SSIP ABOUT THE ACTORS.

AL Hayman, who now has the Bald
win, California and the new theater at
Portland, Oregon, has telegraphed that
ne is now negotiating for two other
houses on the Pacific Coast.
Mary Anderson is reported to have 80
far recovered from her recent illness as
to be making plans for the production of
The Tempest, with Weldon Grossmith, OF
Panton,ime Rehearsal fame, as "Caliban.
Miss Flora Batson, the colored vocalist,
who gave a couple of concerts at the Los
Angeles thester a short time since, will
sing for the benefit of the Union.avenue
M. E. church at the Fort-street M. E.
church, on Wednesday evening. Prof.
Q. 8. De Lano, Mrs. Ide, Mrs. Leslie
Slombs and others will also take part.
Commencing January 9th Los Angeles
I people will have a chance to listen to
seven operas given by the Emma Juch
Opera Company. The operas to be given
are Faust, Trovatore, Carmen, Mariana,
Mignon, Bohemian Girl and Freischutz.
There are 10S people in the company
and an orchestra of thirty-two people is
brought with the company. No doubt
\ there will be rush for seats.
The following incident is said to
have happened during perform
ance of Faust in Dublin: "Sa-
tan" was conducting "Faust" through
the trap.door which represented
the gates of Hades. His Imperial Maj
Nesty got through all right-he was used
)1to going below-but "Faust," who was
/stout, got only about half way in, and no
squeezing would get him any further.
Suddenly an Irishman in the gallery ex-
claimed "Thank Heaven-hell is full !"
4 A vaudeville artist applied to a Paris
l1nanager for an engagement to sing q
lGouple of songs and give a character
dance between the acts.
"It seems to me-" said the manager,
that have seen you on the stage, and
your performance was wretched."
"You must have seen me when l was
with travelling troupe. 1 admit that
my performance was miserable, but that
WAS intentional on my part" replied the
artist"
"What nonsensep'
emo nonsense at all. You see, the
manager never paid me anything. When
sang and danced we'll the audience ap-
plauded, but 1 was starving. Then 1
purposeiy performed my part wretchedly
10 that the people were indignant and
Threw vegetables and oven apples at me,
}nd thus l got enough to eat Oh, knew
THAT was about. II ny a pas demouches
ur naoi"-[ Boston Advertiser.
4 The late Madame Rudersdorff was an
EXCELLENT artist, and like most singers
occasionally had her little caprices. At
rehearsal, one day, she told Sir Michael
Costa, the conductor, that she could not
sing her song as it was composed, and
insisted on having it transposed nots
over. "But, Madame" said Costa,
consider the inconvenience, especially
o the wind instruments, and particularly
my men cannot be counted on to
:anspose at sight" Madame, however,
vas obdurats, and Gotta, struggling his
4houlders, bowed in acquiescence.
Every we'll, gentlemen" said Sir Mi
,hsel, turning to the bswildered orches-
tra, and closing his score, tomorrow
Igou will play it note lower" The next
Hay, however, just before Madame Ru.
{dersdoff came on to sing, Costa whie-
pered to the musicians "In the original
no change" And so it was sung. At
he close OF the air, the Ginger turned to
Josta and thanked him warmly. 81
am charmed" she said. "Madame,"
eplied the willy Costa, with touch of
)leasant irony, eve are also charmed.
You sang it in the original key.-[E Ex-
thange, n. Y.
Tonight at the Grand opera house
Vernona Jarbaau opens q week S engage
ruent in Starlight Miss Vernons Jar
beau has been on the stage almost since
childhood. Her first appearance wac
made at the age of sixteen. two months
sfter graduating. Her first role was
yVr Hebe" in Pinafore, with the Duff
Company, at the Standard thea
Ter in 1879. Miss Jarbeau has played in
LII branches of the theatrical business,
but has been principally known from her
connection with comic opera. She has
been the prima donna of D'Oyle Carte,
Duff and Max Mareizek opera
com panies. AS yet she has
never attempted grand opera, but
will probably run foul of it some time.
From burlesque to tragedy is quite a
amp, but Miss Jarbeau has accom-
.lished it successfully. She supported
lime. Modjeaka for six weeks at the
Fifth Avenue theater in New York, in
hearty all of Modjeska's roles, Jarbeau
icing engaged to strengthen the cast.
The season after that she played with
ohm Stetson's great cast company. The
agt two seasons before her starring
our che was again prima donna of the
Duff Opera Company.
Here 10 story of Sothern which we re-
produce in the manner he was 10 the
habit of telling it himself:
"Mr. Toole and 1 we're breakfasting
with party of friends in an inn at
Sreenwich. No sooner had the waiter
eft the room for an instant than pro-
Dosed that we remove the plate from the
tfoth and 60 under the table. This we
lid without loss OF time, taking every ar.
lcle of silverware off the table including
ne spoons, and throwing open the win.
dow. After while the door was opened
and the waiter reappeared.
"Hullo I" he cried, seeing the company
gone, "here's a rum go; I'm blest if
they aren't run away with the silver.
Here, Dick Ito waiter), the gentlemen
Pas run away with the silver! 'Elp me
find the guv'nor"
With that he made hasty exit, where
upon the party resumed their places, af-
ter shutting the window and replacing
she dishes, the knives, the forks and the
spoons. When the "guv'nor" appeared
\ Wbreathless and cursing, he found party
SVof gentlemen in full possession OF his Bill
verware, quietly discussing the fish.
"Eh, what" said he, everything se