Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-28
Notes Of Plays and Those
Who Present Them.
ADJUSTMENTS TO CONE HERE.
Patti Rosa at the Grandfather
Attractions Headed This Way.
HuMpty Dumpty.

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Patti Rosa will do two new plays this
visit-Margery Dav and Love and Duty.
Mr.. Barnes, of NeaD York, will have it's
first California production in San Fran.
cisco tonight.
Two Chicago women are managing
theaters in London, England-Grace
Hawthorne and Loie Fuller.
The Duff Opera Company is headed
towards the Coast with large roper
toire and still larger company.
Sardou is working on new play, to be
produced in Paris this winter, the action
of which passes in the time of the reign
of terror.
Teresina Tua, the "violin fairy" is en-
gagged to be married to an italian count.
This count is not barber, but news
paper man.
On Tuesday evening Flora Batson will
give another concert at the Los Angeles
Theater. The sale of seats commences
this morning.
"Maggie Mitchell refuses to play Sun-
day evenings in the West, where this
custom is in vogue" Most stars Of
magnitude do.
Geraldine Ulmar is said to be engaged
to be married to Gordon Kellogg,
wealthy young Californian now residing
in New York.
Marie Won Bulow, wife Of the pianist,
returned to the stage in Berlin last Sun
day night. She appeared in one of
Ibsen's gloomy dramas.
Al Hayman has brought suit against
Professor Hermann for So, 900 damages
for failing to appear at the Baldwin
Theatre, San Francisco.
Pauline Lucca is to 60 on concert
tour through Russia, commencing Octo-
Der 10. She has quite abandoned the
idea of revisiting the United States.
Miss Clara Morris is preparing for the
production of Miss Morton's play en-.
titled Helene, which will be made known
at the Union Square Theater, New
York.
Kyrie Bellew has expressed his quail
fed appreciation of America, and says
that he has "always been on excellent
terms with the respectable portion of the
press and public"
The Directors of the Court Opera
House, Dresden, have just issued spe-
cial order to the artists forbidding them
to bow to applause or return to the stage
before the fall Of the curtain.
The Dime Museum is we'll patronized
and has quite list of attractions. The
artist in glass is one OF the leading
features, and the variety performance on
the stage is very good.
1t is thought in London to be remark
able that one of the best plays of the
time, Pinero's Protaigate, has been COM
parative failure in the provinces after
making great noise in London.
Helen Judson, the California con-
trslto, and Bessie Gray, the soprano,
have arrived here to join tho Norcross
Opera Company. This company, now
in process of organization, will travel
South.
Bronson Howard has the credit Of be-
ing the author of the two most success
full plays now seeking the patronage of
the dear public. Stuart Robson is doing
even larger business than ever with The
Henrietta, and Shenandoah is the hit of
the season in New York.
The stage version of Uncle Toms Cabin
"Uncle Tom" eva" and est. Clair"
are to die in The first act, which will per-
NIT more dog-and-monkey business in.
it still more popular by killing off the
entire cast in the first t.-[Norrietown
Herald.
When Robson and Crane dissolved
partnership many of the pessimists pre-
dicted they would both regret the move.
The croskers seem to have been wrong
in this case. Mr.. Crane has opened up
in new repertoire and ia doing well,
while Stuart Robson's business has been
larger than ever with Bronson Towards
Henrietta.
Al. Hayman has struck another win
ner in Shenandoah. 1t was put on for
short run at the Star Theater in New
York but was so successful that an
attempt was made to cancel the dates of
succeeding attractions and play there
for run. Failing in this another theater
was secured and Shenandoah was moved
there, and it has been packing the
theater ever since.
''Our Mary" wa 80 successful in Lon
don that she seems to have become more
English than American. Minnie Palmer
also seems to have been partially adopted
by the Londoners, and Patti Rosa has
just finished an engagement in London
and through the English provinces, and
is credited with having danced and sung
her way into the good graces and affec-
tions of our British cousins.
Fanny Rice is known to be one of the
brightest and cleverest women on the
comic opera stage, but it will be sur
prise to many of her friends and admir-
ers to learn that she is also successful
composer. Her lullaby entitled "Bye to
Baby Bye Lo," which she has dedicated
to Lillian Russell's little daughter, was
published in Boston last week.
Next Thursday evening Nick Roberts
Humpty D,rmpty will commence an en-
gagement at the Los Angeles Theater.
The tricks that are promised and the
clowns and artists engaged in the COM
pany show that the performance will be
one that will attract crowded houses. 1t
has been some time since spectacular
pantomime has been here, and both
young and old are on the qui vive OF ex-
pectation.
Max Eliot, one of Boston's giddy
gushers, professional tuft hunter, has
written an interesting sketch of Lillian
Russells career. She is responsible for
the statement that she is just 20 years
old, and that the Aronsons pay her
$4,000 a year. Her upward career be-
gan ten years ago with her debut at
Tony Pastors Theater, where she sang