Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Notes of Amuse ments from All Parts
of the world.

1873.
The Grand Opera House and the Los
Angeles Theater will remain closed THIS
week.
The Little Tycoon Company has arrived
at its home. in Philadelphia, and will
play there on June Sd.
Miss Fanny Davenport will be mar
r;ed to Melbourne Mcdowell at the end
of her season, which closes to-day.
Strauss, the great Vienna waltz writer
and conductor, is to visit America next
wear. and teach musicians how to play a
waltz.
II is reported that the Owl Dramatic
CIub. which made such success here a
few weeks ago, is preparing to give an
other performance shortly.
"Who is the happiest actress in Eng
land" was recently asked by London
society paper, and the editor received
1874 answers. Not one from married
woman.
A Chinese theatrical troupe has been
organized at Portland, Ore., to make q
tour of the United States. Their plays
are only little longer than Wagner's
operas.
Mile. Rhea's new play, written by Ro-
land Haven, an American, is entitled
Josephine, story of the First Empire,
Mile. Rhea playing the role Of Napoleon's
first wife. Every member of her COM
pany will be an American except her.
self.
Emma Abbott has contracted with a
Philadelphia firm for an $50, 900 monu-
ment to be erected over the grave of her
late husband, Eugene Wetherill, at
Gloucester, Mass. When Miss Abbott
dies it is her desire that her body be
cremated.
The Hon. William F. Cody is getting
in his fine work in Paris, judging from a
copy of the Figaro, of that city, just re-.
ceived, containing column article
headed Buffalo Bill" He might make
hit by adding Boulanger to his exhibit
tion.-[ Washington Press.
During the rehearsal of new opera
at the Casino, Thursday afternoon, the
property-man became delirious, a chorus
out of his head. If the music has that
will it affect the audience ?-T New York
Star.
Queen Victoria is a rather unreasona-
able woman. Henry Irving recently
gave a theatrical performance for her
especial benefit, at a cost of several thou
sand dollars, and was rewarded with a
pair of sleeve buttons. Now her majesty
is epraged because the actor, not unnat-
urally, tries to make the most of the ad-
vertisement.
CT. Van Brunck, the play wright,
who has been living in Los Angeles this
winter, has just about finished new
play. He is the author of Zig Zag, an
extravaganza which has been running
with great success in New York. Mr..
Van Brunck has arranged for the bring
ing out of his new play at the commence
ment OF the coming season.
1t will interest musicians to hear that
perhaps the first violinist in the world
Joachim, could be thus criticised with
justice. On the occasion of his jubilee
in London, the World said: zone of
most remarkable incidents of the last
evening was Ithe phenomenal purity OF
Joachim's intonatioDs. 1t is not always
30, but on that evening his intonation
was wonderful"
By the report of the royal theaters at
Berlin, Hanover, Cassel and Wiesbaden,
for the year 1888, we learn that Schiller
was played twenty-nine nights, Shakes
peare twenty-five, Lessing nine, Goethe
seven, Kleist five, and Calderon two.
In opera, Wagner distanced all other
classical composers, having fifty nights.
Mozart had twenty, Beethoven six, and
Weber FIVE.
1t is reported from Paris that Sara
Bernhardt's undoubted success in her
new character of "Lena Despard" hinges
upon and is assured by the single piece
of acting wherein Lena, being touched
on the shoulder by her husband, who
rushes in pleading forgiveness, "rolls
over on the floor on her face, corpse" !"
"This scene is so thrilling" says one
strong critic, ''it will alone carry the
piece, and in all probability insure a
long rum"
The Peoples Theatre, on Main street,
will be the only place of amusement
open this week. Velvet and Rags is the
name Of the play produced there. and
the audiences have enjoyed it greatly,
Judging from their actions. The actors
are very conscientious in their work, and
deserve considerable praise for their ef-
forts to present the characters they rep
resent in the proper manner. There
will be matinee on Wednesday.
Several years ago when Rhea spoke a
good deal better English than she now
speaks, John B. Mccormack, an old
Cincinnati newspaper man, met her in
New York. The company consisted OF
four or five people. Rhea was talking to
one of the company. Mr.. Mccormack to
another. Rhea, though taking to one
person, was listening to the conversation
that was going on between Mr.. McC. and
his auditor. Said the auditor: "What
do you think of Rhea as an actress ?"
Every good actre ss," answered Mr.. Nc
Cormack, i" very good, but she lacks one
thing" "And what is that, pray ?"
"Ginger," answered the Cincinnati man.
"Gin-j-a-ir, echoed Rhea, who had
heard all, "ginjair, and what ees dat,
Meester McCormac Any ting dat l
can buy ?''-[Cincinnati Times-Star.
Ascension Church Entertainment.
At a regular meeting of the Young
Peoples Society of the Ascension
Church, Boyle Heights, held Saturday,
May 1lth, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted and ordered incor-
porated in the minutes:
WHEREAS, 1t has been the aim of this
society to advance the interests OF our
church; and,
WHEREAS, 1t was found to be imposi'
sible for us to make sufficient number
of articles in the brief time before the
entertainment takes place in order to
make it success; therefore, be 1t